Análisis de las políticas de financiamiento mixto en educación superior y sus efectos en la movilidad social y en la investigación, el caso de Chile

This article investigates the effects of public financing policies on the expansion of social mobility and coverage, between the years 1990 to 2015, in the Chilean higher education. It is based on the combination of three different methods: the case study; documen research supported by primary and secondary sources, and the compilation and analisis of statistical information. It also analyses the need to revalue investment in the production of knowledge based on in academic research as part of the social role of universities. Finally, it shows that the current system of financing has influenced, directly and positively in the social mobility of the country, especially in the first two income quintiles. It also explains the importance of educational and research work of universities in favour of development and social progress.