Full Description
The volume of research into the economics of education has grown rapidly in recent years. In this comprehensive new Handbook, editors Eric Hanushek, Stephen Machin, and Ludger Woessmann assemble original contributions from leading researchers, addressing contemporary advances in the field. Each chapter illuminates major methodological and theoretical developments and directs the reader to productive new lines of research. As a result, these concise overviews of the existing literature offer an essential 'jumpstart' for both students and researchers alike.
Contents
Competition - among private schools and among public schools
Charter schools
Developing country education policies
Methodology - the use and interpretation of randomized field trials
Methodology - use of administrative data including register data, accountability information, etc.
Field of study - field choice, scientists and engineers, post-graduate
Principals, management
School structure (age of entry, middle schools, length of year/day, grade repetition)
Cash transfers
Technology - use, impact, promise
Retirement and pensions of teachers
Teacher Impacts
Debt, credit, and college participation
Incentives for schools, teachers, and kids
Gender and education
Adult education and training
Earnings - tasks and skills
