Research and Teaching in Higher Education: Complements or Substitutes?

Research and Teaching in Higher Education: Complements or Substitutes? In this note we use unique data from Bar-Ilan University, over a period of four years (20052008), to estimate simultaneous equations with regard to the relationship between publications and teaching loads. The study shows that students studying for a bachelor’s degree are a liability while PhD students are an asset in terms of publications. Those studying for a master’s degree may be a liability or an asset depending on the department characteristics. Increasing the number of faculty members increases publications however it may not increase the publications per capita and is department specific. JEL Classification: D2, L11