Rules Versus Discretion in Committee Decision Making: An Application to the 2001 Rae for UK Economics Departments

20 Pages Posted: 29 May 2004

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Cherif Guermat

Bristol Business School

Richard D. F. Harris

University of Bristol, School of Accounting and Finance; University of Bristol, School of Accounting and Finance

Nigar Hashimzade

University of Exeter Business School

Date Written: June 2004

Abstract

The question of rules versus discretion has generated a great deal of debate in many areas of the social sciences. Recently, much of the discussion among academics and stakeholders about the assessment of research in UK higher education institutions has focused on the means that should be used to determine research quality. We present a model of committee decision-making when both rules and discretion are available. Some of the predictions of the model are tested empirically using the UK RAE 2001 results.

Keywords: Rules, Discretion, Research Assessment Exercise, Probit

JEL Classification: C25, D71, D78, D81

Suggested Citation

Guermat, Cherif and Harris, Richard D. F. and Hashimzade, Nigar, Rules Versus Discretion in Committee Decision Making: An Application to the 2001 Rae for UK Economics Departments (June 2004). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=553141 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.553141

Cherif Guermat (Contact Author)

Bristol Business School ( email )

Frenchay Campus
Bristol, BS16 1QY
United Kingdom

Richard D. F. Harris

University of Bristol, School of Accounting and Finance

United Kingdom

HOME PAGE: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Richard-Harris-50ffa5fb-0e86-4458-8e8c-8dace6eb3435/

University of Bristol, School of Accounting and Finance

United Kingdom

HOME PAGE: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Richard-Harris-50ffa5fb-0e86-4458-8e8c-8dace6eb3435/

Nigar Hashimzade

University of Exeter Business School ( email )

Streatham Court
Xfi Building, Rennes Dr.
Exeter, EX4 4JH
United Kingdom

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