International handbook on the economics of education - Johnes, Geraint 1958-; Johnes, Jill 1962- (Cheltenham, [England] Edward Elgar, 2004)
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.
Keywords: Education -- Economic aspects