TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brewer, Dominic J.
AU  - McEwan, Patrick J. 
TI  - Economics of education
SN  - 9780080965307
U1  - 379.11 ECO 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - Elservier, 
KW  - Education Economic aspects
KW  - School finance reform
KW  - Ecucation - cost-benefit analysis
KW  - Education--Finance
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface		v	
Contributors		vii	
	I. OVERVIEW
	
	Theoretical Concepts in the Economics of Education
		3	(6)
	D. J. Brewer
	G. C. Hentschke
	E. R. Eide
	Empirical Research Methods in the Economics of Education
		9	(6)
	P. J. McEwan
	Data in the Economics of Education
		15	(12)
	M. Perez
	M. Socias
	II. THE PRIVATE AND SOCIAL RETURNS TO HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
	
	Human Capital
		27	(6)
	E. R. Eide
	M. H. Showalter
	Signaling in the Labor Market
		33	(4)
	M. E. Page
	Returns to Education in Developed Countries
		37	(7)
	M. Gunderson
	P. Oreopoulos
	Returns to Education in Developing Countries
		44	(8)
	H. A. Patrinos
	G. Psacharopoulos
	School Quality and Earnings
		52	(8)
	J. R. Betts
	Education and Economic Growth
		60	(8)
	E. A. Hanushek
	L. Woßmann
	The External Benefits of Education
		68	(12)
	W. W. McMahon
	Education and Health
		80	(9)
	P. Muennig
	Education and Civic Engagement
		89	(4)
	T. S. Dee
	Education and Crime
		93	(6)
	L. Lochner
	Education and Inequality
		99	(10)
	J. Blanden
	S. Machin
	Race Earnings Differentials
		109	(10)
	M. Carnoy
	The Economics of High School Dropouts
		119	(8)
	R. W. Rumberger
	III. THE PRODUCTION, COSTS AND FINANCING OF EDUCATION
	
	Education Production Functions: Concepts
		127	(5)
	D. N. Harris
	Education Production Functions: Evidence from Developed Countries
		132	(5)
	E. A. Hanushek
	Education Production Functions: Evidence from Developing Countries
		137	(11)
	P. Glewwe
	S. Lambert
	Family Environment in the Production of Schooling
		148	(8)
	R. Rothstein
	Parental Socioeconomic Status, Child Health, and Human Capital
		156	(7)
	J. Currie
	J. Goodman
	Neighborhoods and Peers in the Production of Schooling
		163	(7)
	J. Vigdor
	J. Ludwig
	Desegregation, Academic Achievement, and Earnings
		170	(8)
	S. Rivkin
	Teacher Quality in Education Production
		178	(5)
	I. Pelayo
	D.J. Brewer
	The Economics of Class Size
		183	(8)
	D. W. Schanzenbach
	The Economics of Early Childhood Interventions
		191	(6)
	M. Nores
	Cost-Benefit Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
		197	(5)
	H. M. Levin
	C. Belfield
	Economic Approaches to Adequacy
		202	(6)
	J. Imazeki
	Economic Approaches to School Efficiency
		208	(6)
	L. L. Taylor
	School Finance: An Overview
		214	(7)
	J. K. Rice
	D. H. Monk
	J. Zhang
	School Finance Reform
		221	(6)
	T. Downes
	The Economics of Tuition and Fees in American Higher Education
		227	(8)
	R. G. Ehrenberg
	IV. TEACHERS AND TEACHER LABOR MARKETS
	
	Teacher Labor Markets: An Overview
		235	(8)
	H. Lankford
	J. Wyckoff
	Teachers in Developing Countries
		243	(8)
	F. H. Rogers
	E. Vegas
	Teacher Supply
		251	(9)
	P. Dolton
	Economic Approaches to Teacher Recruitment and Retention
		260	(8)
	S. Loeb
	J. Myung
	Compensating Differentials in Teacher Labor Markets
		268	(8)
	J. Chambers
	Teacher Incentives
		276	(8)
	L. Santibanez
	The Economics of Teachers Unions in the United States
		284	(6)
	K. Strunk
	Teacher Training and Preparation in the United States
		290	(9)
	M. Podgursky
	M. G. Springer
	R. Hutton
	V. EDUCATION MARKETS, CHOICE AND INCENTIVES
	
	The Economic Role of the State in Education
		299	(7)
	D. N. Plank
	T. E. Davis
	Educational Privatization
		306	(5)
	C. Belfield
	H. M. Levin
	Tiebout Sorting and Competition
		311	(6)
	T.J. Nechyba
	The Economics of Catholic Schools
		317	(6)
	W. Sander
	D. Cohen-Zada
	Competition and Student Performance
		323	(6)
	A. A. Payne
	The Economics of Charter Schools
		329	(7)
	R. Zimmer
	R. Buddin
	The Economics of Parental Choice
		336	(7)
	R. Chakrabarti
	J. Roy
	The Efficacy of Educational Vouchers
		343	(8)
	R. Zimmer
	E. Bettinger
	The Economics of School Accountability
		351	(6)
	D. N. Figlio
	H. F. Ladd
	Student Incentives
		357	(6)
	E. R. Eide
	M. H. Showalter
Subject Index		363	
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