In the News
Mergers and increasing concentration in European universities
Ruth Tarrant
25th November 2015
Nearly 100 mergers have taken place between European universities since 2000, and the number of so-called "super-cluster" universities is noticeably rising. This BBC article gives some useful facts and figures, and also outlines the advantages and disadvantages of these education mergers.
- Economics
- Blog
- In the News
- Merger
- Horizontal integration
- Concentration ratio
- Economies of scale
- Productive Efficiency
Ruth Tarrant
Ruth has been an enthusiastic Head of Economics and Politics for many years, having taught in a variety of schools and at university level. She is also a Senior Examiner. Ruth is passionate about boosting the quality of teaching and learning across all subjects in schools and colleges.
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