Abstract: The analysis model based on the core elements of value， resources， impact and environment may throw light on the microscopic mechanism of government and university exchange behaviors. Based on the four types of resources—information， power， system and status， information control， exercise of discretion， institutional supply and status identification constitute the basic models of government-university exchange， which serve as the neural network， core， guarantee and booster of government and university exchange behaviors. In the construction of exchange relationship， governments and universities are bound by the laws， society， superiors and markets. Moreover， social norms， administrative reforms， legal process， market mechanism and their interaction promote the changes of exchange value， resources and impact of the parties involved.

Key words: government, university, exchange model, information control, status identification