Table 3 Control variables and path design.

From: Not-for-profit or for-profit? Research on the high-quality development path of private universities in China based on system dynamics

Subsystem

Control variables

Steady development of not-for-profit path 1

Rapid development of not-for-profit path 2

Steady development of for-profit path 3

Rapid development of for-profit path 4

Financial

Government financial allocation (ten thousand yuan/student)

0

0.1

0

0

Tuition rate increase (%)

0

0

7.8

7.8

Land cost (ten thousand yuan/m2)

0

0

0.0376

0.0376

Tax expenditure (ten thousand yuan)

0.06* Income from services

0.06* Income from services

0.06* Accounting income

0.06* Accounting income

  1. Note: In path 3, 10% of the financial surplus is invested in school operation in accordance with the Implementation Regulations, and in path 4, all financial surplus is invested in school operation.
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