A Study of Public Nature of Private Universities in Japan

在本研究中，我们使用实证方法来厘清日本私立大学的公立性质。我们收集了关于私立大学的投入和产出数据，如财务数据、教育活动数据和R&D数据。我们使用通径分析、大学公共资金总额和估计的大学教育公共收益率来分析这些数据。我们发现，日本私立大学在社会中履行其公共职能，而不管它们的公共资金状况如何。

In this study, we use empirical methods to clarify the public nature of private universities in Japan. We collected input and output data on private universities, such as financial data, data on educational activities, and data on R&D. We analyzed these data by using path analysis, aggregated public funding of universities, and the estimated public rate of return of university education. We found that Japanese private universities fulfill their public functions in society, regardless of their poor public funding.