The Handbook of the Economics of Education describes the research frontier in key topical areas and sets the agenda for further work. Modern analysis in the economics of education has made tremendous strides in understanding fundamental issues related to the production of human capital and the impact of varying institutional features of education systems. By bringing together some of the world's leading scholars, this volume provides a unique view of scholarship in the area. The international perspectives of the editors - Hanushek at Stanford, Machin at LSE, and Woessmann at Munich - leads to a volume with something for all researchers. Topics range from the economics of early childhood education to inequality in society to cash transfers in developing countries.
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Table of Contents
- Investing in early childhood development in preschool and at home
Greg Duncan, Ariel Kalil, Magne Mogstad, and Mari Rege - Estimation and interpretation of teacher value added in research applications
Andrew Bacher-Hicks and Cory Koedel - School choice
Atila Abdulkadiroglu and Tommy Andersson - Returns to different postsecondary investments: Institution type, academic programs, and credentials
Michael Lovenheim and Jonathan Smith - Addressing nonfinancial barriers to college access and success: Evidence and policy implications
Susan Dynarski, Aizat Nurshatayeva, Lindsay C. Page, and Judith Scott-Clayton - Educational inequality
Jo Blanden, Matthias Doepke, and Jan Stuhler - Conditional cash transfers for education
Sandra Garcia and Juan E. Saavedra
Authors
Eric A. Hanushek
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Eric Hanushek is the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. He is also chairman of the Executive Committee for the Texas Schools Project at the University of Texas at Dallas, a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a member of the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences and of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Education Excellence (California).
Stephen J. Machin
University College London and London School of Economics, UK.
Steve Machin's main research areas cover empirical work in labour economics, the economics of education and industrial relations. He is currently a Professor of Economics at University College London and Director of the Centre for the Economics of Education and Research Director at the Centre for Economic Performance. He is also one of the Editors of The Economic Journal.
Ludger Woessmann
Ifo Institute for Economic Research, University of Munich, Germany.
Ludger Woessmann is Professor of Economics at the University of Munich, and holds a joint appointment as Head of the "Human Capital and Innovation Department at Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Germany.
