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Miguel Urquiola

Miguel Urquiola

Biography

Miguel Urquiola is Dean of Social Science and Professor of Economics at Columbia University. His research focuses on the economics of education, with particular attention to how schools and universities compete with each other and how education markets differ from other markets. He has published numerous articles in academic journals on these topics and a book on why American universities excel in research: Markets, Minds, and Money.

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