I'm not sure of how universities are funded in other countries. If for example the government says they will provide a fixed amount per student (yearly adjusted

I'm not sure of how universities are funded in other countries. If for example the government says they will provide a fixed amount per student (yearly adjusted for inflation, etc) that might be a good example of price control. Another thing is many university administrative staff are used to paying themselves outrageous salaries and pensions and they just feeds into the rising costs.