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This entry discusses the role of the market, the state, and the law in the higher education (HE) sector from a law and economics perspective.

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  1. Department of Political Science (IfPol), University of Münster, Münster, Germany

    Karsten Mause

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    Alain Marciano

  2. Dept DiGSPES, Univ del Piemonte Orientale Dept DiGSPES, Alessandria, Italy

    Giovanni Battista Ramello

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Mause, K. (2016). Higher Education. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_228-1

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