Efficiency Comparison of Higher Education in Different Provinces of China: An Empirical Analysis Based Modified Quadriform

Public choice theory can better explain lower input-output efficiency of higher education and lower allocative efficiency of higher educational resources in different provinces of China, and modified quadriform model based regression analysis and discriminant analysis can better distinguish input- output efficiency of different educational units and important associated characters of high efficiency educational units. In this paper, using the data of Educational Expenditure Statistical Yearbook of China in 2006, educational efficiencies in different provinces of China are compared, and the following facts are found: percentages of operation expenditure, facility purchasing cost, loan and stipend for students in total educational expenditure and proportion of students to teachers are the most important influence factors to efficient provinces, and the percentages of official expenditure and capital construction expenditure are less associated with efficient provinces.