Determining the Optimal Level of Graduate Education for Naval Officers

Abstract

This report explores ways to measure the marginal benefits and marginal costs of graduate education to help allocate the Navy's educational resources. A major portion of the analysis deals with the difficult problems that arise in the measurement of the marginal benefits. It also discusses the components and measurement of the marginal cost and concludes with a brief analysis of the way in which the Navy currently allocates its graduate education resources. Keywords: Cost analysis, Mathematical analysis, Mathematical models, Naval personnel, Naval training, Officer personnel, Productivity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA172599

Entities

People

  • Donald J. Cymrot

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Attrition
  • Availability
  • Benefits
  • Classification
  • Compensation
  • Costs
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Force Structure
  • Investments
  • Measurement
  • Productivity
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education

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