(How) Do research and administrative duties affect university professors' teaching?

C-Tier
Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2015
Volume: 47
Issue: 45
Pages: 4868-4883

Authors (4)

Aurora Garc𫑇allego (not in RePEc) Nikolaos Georgantz񈀍 (not in RePEc) Joan Mart󻑍ontaner (not in RePEc) Teodosio P鲥z-Amaral (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.251 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We analyse the interaction between university professors' teaching quality and their research and administrative activities. Our sample is a high-quality individual panel data set from a medium-size public Spanish university that allows us to avoid several types of biases frequently encountered in the literature. Although researchers teach roughly 20% more than nonresearchers, their teaching quality is also 20% higher. Instructors with no research are 5 times more likely than the rest to be among the worst teachers. Over much of the relevant range, we find a nonlinear and positive relationship between research output and teaching quantity on teaching quality. Our conclusions may be useful for decision-makers in universities and governments.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:applec:v:47:y:2015:i:45:p:4868-4883
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25