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基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2004. Including: education and economic growth, class size and performance, determinants of educational success, etc.
Full Description
This major Handbook comprehensively surveys the rapidly growing field of the economics of education. It is unique in that it comprises original contributions on an exceptional range of topics from a review of human capital, signalling and screening models, to consideration of issues such as educational externalities and economic growth, funding models, determinants of educational success, the educational production function, educational standards and efficiency measurement. Labour market issues such as the market for teachers and the transition of students from school to work are also explored.The International Handbook on the Economics of Education will be warmly welcomed by academic economists, educational researchers and practitioners in educational management as well as policymakers. Comprising specially commissioned articles, the Handbook will become indispensable reference for this ever topical field of study.
Contents
Contents:
Introduction
1. Human Capital and Rates of Return
George Psacharopoulos and Harry Anthony Patrinos
2. Signalling and Screening
Sarah Brown and John G. Sessions
3. The Economic Assessment of Training Schemes
Peter J. Dolton
4. Education and Economic Growth
Philip Stevens and Martin Weale
5. Skill-Biased Technical Change and Educational Outcomes
Stephen Machin
6. The Social and External Benefits of Education
Walter W. McMahon
7. School Finance
David Mitch
8. Funding Higher Education
David Greenaway and Michelle Haynes
9. Exploring the Effect of Class Size on Student Achievement: What Have We Learned Over the Past Two Decades?
Susan L. Averett and Michele C. McLennan
10. The Economics of Secondary Schooling
Steve Bradley and Jim Taylor
11. Determinants of Educational Success in Higher Education
Robin A. Naylor and Jeremy Smith
12. Standards and Grade Inflation
Geraint Johnes
13. The School-to-Work Transition
Steve Bradley and Anh Ngoc Nguyen
14. The Labour Market for Teachers
Paulo Santiago
15. Multi-product Cost Functions for Universities: Economies of Scale and Scope
Elchanan Cohn and Samuel T. Cooper
16. Efficiency Measurement
Jill Johnes
17. Education, Child Labour and Development
Saqib Jafarey and Sajal Lahiri
18. Education and Housing
William H. Hoyt
Index
