Since the introduction of the Shanghai ranking of the worldâ??s universities it has been clear that European universities are underperforming. This blueprint discusses the potential explanations and points at different reform priorities for higher education in Europe.

Andreu Mas-Colell

André Sapir

Caroline Hoxby

Mathias Dewatripont

Philippe Aghion

English

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Higher aspirations: an agenda for reforming European universities

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Higher aspirations: an agenda for reforming European universities

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