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This report provides a comprehensive reform agenda for policymakers interested in cost containment. The author lays out a series of initiatives that, working in tandem, can promote the larger goal of compelling colleges to spend money wisely. Among the individual reforms, the report suggests the creation of a national database of cost-containment practices, a Race to the Top for college productivity, and process audits for all public institutions. The primary aim, the author contends, is to help provide the necessary information for a vibrant higher education market in a way that current policy makers and college leaders can get behind. ; American Enterprise Institute

AbstractThis article reports the formulation and results of a multiple equation econometric model to relate retail sales by brand and package size to retail promotional variables for a branded, frequently purchased grocery product. Primary emphasis is placed on the formulation of the model as opposed to the results obtained from its use.