tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post5241867279264166348..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: World class delusions [Updated]Eric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-3915785474773348232012-05-12T15:28:33.692+12:002012-05-12T15:28:33.692+12:00There's no way we can afford international sal...There's no way we can afford international salaries. But making the gap between international and domestic salaries roughly comparable across disciplines puts everybody at the same disadvantage.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-12462899851713053532012-05-11T23:31:21.377+12:002012-05-11T23:31:21.377+12:00It is not realistic for a country with the populat...It is not realistic for a country with the population of Sydney to expect to have world class universities across all disciplines. In the same way that we can't afford to have our own hadron collider we would struggle to pay international-level salaries for some disciplines. In addition, New Zealand in general (and NZ universities in particular) has a stronger egalitarian tradition, with smaller salary disparities than, say, the US. I can't see NZ universities going for large salary differences across disciplines.<br /><br />There will be some subjects where NZ's lifestyle and relative freedoms can pay for the difference between our salaries and the international standard; economics is not one of them. But then, <a href="http://www.edxonline.org/" rel="nofollow">edX</a> will save the world.Luishttp://quantumforest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-12449893375945917392012-05-11T14:36:19.232+12:002012-05-11T14:36:19.232+12:00Teaching large undergraduate courses, with no hono...Teaching large undergraduate courses, with no honours or graduate programmes, would be less than appealing. Agreed more would exit the country than would move to Auckland.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-8177692147466604772012-05-11T14:18:38.725+12:002012-05-11T14:18:38.725+12:00anybody who's half-way decent would be to stay...<i> anybody who's half-way decent would be to stay in New Zealand under that scheme</i><br /><br />Right. I'm happy in Wellington, but were I to move, it probably wouldn't be to Auckland, and not if that move was forced by government policy.<br /><br />If anything, NZ Universities are already large by international norms. Auckland at 40,000 students is already bigger than Manchester, which is the largest university in Britain, and one of the biggest anywhere. Vic, Canterbury & Otago are about half that size around 20,000 students - still ranking them as large institutions.James Noblehttp://homepages.ecs.vuw.ac.nz/~kjx/noreply@blogger.com