The Economics of Schooling and School Quality

The Economics of Schooling and School Quality

by Eric A. Hanushek
ISBN-10:
1840648287
ISBN-13:
9781840648287
Pub. Date:
05/27/2003
Publisher:
Edward Elgar Publishing
The Economics of Schooling and School Quality

The Economics of Schooling and School Quality

by Eric A. Hanushek

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Overview

This authoritative two-volume collection brings together the most important published papers on the economics of schooling and school quality, issues which are at the heart of current intellectual and policy debates.

Volume I presents articles on labor markets, distribution, including the structure of wages and wage inequality and the effects of schooling on economic growth. Volume II includes papers on efficiency, competition and finance and policy.

The mixture of classic papers and cutting edge research provides an invaluable reference source for both students, researchers and professionals.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781840648287
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date: 05/27/2003
Series: The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series , #159
Pages: 1008
Product dimensions: 6.70(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Edited by Eric A. Hanushek, Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, US

Table of Contents

Contents:
Volume I: Labor Markets, Distribution and Growth
Acknowledgements
Understanding the Economics of Schools: An Introduction Eric A. Hanushek
PART I LABOR MARKETS
1. Jacob Mincer (1970), ‘The Distribution of Labor Incomes: A Survey. With Special Reference to the Human Capital Approach’
2. F. Welch (1970), ‘Education in Production’
3. George Psacharopoulos (1994), ‘Returns to Investment in Education: A Global Update’
4. Robert J. Willis and Sherwin Rosen (1979), ‘Education and Self-Selection’
5. John H. Bishop (1989), ‘Is the Test Score Decline Responsible for the Productivity Growth Decline?’
6. Richard J. Murnane, John B. Willett and Frank Levy (1995), ‘The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination’
PART II DISTRIBUTION
7. Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch (1992), ‘The Structure of Wages’
8. James P. Smith and Finis R. Welch (1989), ‘Black Economic Progress After Myrdal’
9. Chinhui Juhn, Kevin M. Murphy and Brooks Pierce (1993), ‘Wage Inequality and the Rise in Returns to Skill’
10. Stephen V. Cameron and James J. Heckman (2001), ‘The Dynamics of Educational Attainment for Black, Hispanic, and White Males’
11. Thomas J. Kane (1994), ‘College Entry by Blacks since 1970: The Role of College Costs, Family Background, and the Returns to Education’
PART III GROWTH
12. Richard R. Nelson and Edmund S. Phelps (1966), ‘Investment in Humans, Technological Diffusion, and Economic Growth’
13. Robert J. Barro (1991), ‘Economic Growth in a Cross Section of Countries’
14. Mark Bils and Peter J. Klenow (2000), ‘Does Schooling Cause Growth?’
15. Eric A. Hanushek and Dennis D. Kimko (2000), ‘Schooling, Labor-Force Quality, and the Growth of Nations’
Name Index

Volume II: Efficiency, Competition and Policy
Acknowledgements
An introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I
PART I EFFICIENCY
1. Eric A. Hanushek (1986), ‘The Economics of Schooling: Production and Efficiency in Public Schools’
2. Alan B. Krueger (1999), ‘Experimental Estimates of Education Production Functions’
3. Joshua D. Angrist and Victor Lavy (1999), ‘Using Maimonides’ Rule to Estimate the Effect of Class Size on Scholastic Achievement’
4. Eric A. Hanushek (1999), ‘The Evidence on Class Size’
5. Edward P. Lazear (2001), ‘Educational Production’
6. Richard J. Murnane and Randall J. Olsen (1989), ‘The Effects of Salaries and Opportunity Costs on Duration in Teaching: Evidence from Michigan’
7. Peter Dolton and Wilbert van der Klaauw (1995), ‘Leaving Teaching in the UK: A Duration Analysis’
8. Eric A. Hanushek and Steven G. Rivkin (1997), ‘Understanding the Twentieth-Century Growth in U.S. School Spending’
PART II COMPETITION
9. Milton Friedman (With the Assistance of Rose D. Friedman) (1962), ‘The Role of Government in Education’
10. Caroline M. Hoxby (2000), ‘Does Competition Among Public Schools Benefit Students and Taxpayers?’
11. Derek Neal (1997), ‘The Effects of Catholic Secondary Schooling on Educational Achievement’
12. Cecilia Elena Rouse (1998), ‘Private School Vouchers and Student Achievement: An Evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program’
PART III FINANCE AND POLICY
13. Martin S. Feldstein (1975), ‘Wealth Neutrality and Local Choice in Public Education’
14. Sheila E. Murray, William N. Evans and Robert M. Schwab (1998), ‘Education-Finance Reform and the Distribution of Education Resources’
15. Caroline M. Hoxby (2001), ‘All School Finance Equalizations Are Not Created Equal’
16. Dennis Epple and Richard E. Romano (1998), ‘Competition Between Private and Public Schools, Vouchers, and Peer-Group Effects’
17. Raquel Fernández and Richard Rogerson (1998), ‘Public Education and Income Distribution: A Dynamic Quantitative Evaluation of Education-Finance Reform’
18. Thomas J. Nechyba (2000), ‘Mobility, Targeting, and Private-School Vouchers’
Name Index
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