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Handbook of Contemporary Education Economics
2nd edition
9781785369063 Edward Elgar Publishing
This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the modern economics of education literature, bringing together a series of original contributions by globally renowned experts in their fields. Covering a wide variety of topics, each chapter assesses the most recent research with an emphasis on skills, evaluation and data analytics.
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This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the modern economics of education literature, bringing together a series of original contributions by globally renowned experts in their fields. Covering a wide variety of topics, each chapter assesses the most recent research with an emphasis on skills, evaluation and data analytics.
Beginning with an analysis of the economic returns to education, the Handbook proceeds to examine educational production functions, various funding models, and the labour market for educators. The Handbook goes beyond these traditional concerns of the economics of education, by revealing how the methods of economics can be applied in the context of education to open up the ''black box'' of production in this sector. Detailed analysis and evaluation of educational production offers practical solutions and reveals considerable new insight about the specific interventions that can be made to enhance the value of schooling. Significant new lines of research are also suggested.
This Handbook should be read by economists, policy-makers and practitioners in the field of education. Academics in the areas of the economics of education, labour economics and educational policy will also find this Handbook invaluable for current and further research.
Beginning with an analysis of the economic returns to education, the Handbook proceeds to examine educational production functions, various funding models, and the labour market for educators. The Handbook goes beyond these traditional concerns of the economics of education, by revealing how the methods of economics can be applied in the context of education to open up the ''black box'' of production in this sector. Detailed analysis and evaluation of educational production offers practical solutions and reveals considerable new insight about the specific interventions that can be made to enhance the value of schooling. Significant new lines of research are also suggested.
This Handbook should be read by economists, policy-makers and practitioners in the field of education. Academics in the areas of the economics of education, labour economics and educational policy will also find this Handbook invaluable for current and further research.
Critical Acclaim
‘This Handbook covers many of the topics ranging between equity in educational opportunities to efficiency in the use of resources. Undoubtedly education represents an asset during working life, but a significant fraction of students are deprived from ownership, due to lack of adequate socio-emotional skills. Ensuring equal opportunities to every student may not be cost effective but it is policy relevant. Many contributions in the volume help to appraise the relevance of these two poles.’
– Daniele Checchi, University of Milan, Italy
‘This is a very exciting volume. Education is a vibrant, fast paced field in economics, with diverse areas of focus, but all with critical impact on real lives. The Editors have brought some of the world’s best together to deliver a sharp focus on these latest developments, but with a critical eye on policy implications. The linking of current academic thinking to policy is a distinctive feature of this Handbook.’
– Colm Harmon, The University of Sydney, Australia
– Daniele Checchi, University of Milan, Italy
‘This is a very exciting volume. Education is a vibrant, fast paced field in economics, with diverse areas of focus, but all with critical impact on real lives. The Editors have brought some of the world’s best together to deliver a sharp focus on these latest developments, but with a critical eye on policy implications. The linking of current academic thinking to policy is a distinctive feature of this Handbook.’
– Colm Harmon, The University of Sydney, Australia
Contributors
Contributors: T. Agasisti, R. Bachan, N. Barr, C.R. Belfield, A.J. Bowers, M. Bray, J. Britton, S.J. Cabus, I. Cornelisz, K. De Witte, A. Di Liberto, J. Ghysels, C. Haelermans, P. Iatarola, G. Johnes, J. Johnes, H.M. Levin, F. Li, J. Liu, L. López-Torres, S. McIntosh, A. McKnight, B. Reilly, F. Saltiel, D. Santín, M. Sarzosa, G. Sicilia, L. Stiefel, F. Tomini, S. Urzúa, A. Vignoles, S. Vincent-Lancrin
Contents
Contents:
Introduction
1. Human capital and Returns to Education
Geraint Johnes, Jill Johnes and Laura López-Torres
2. Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Abilities
Fernando Saltiel, Miguel Sarzosa and Sergio Urzúa
3. Why Do School Dropout Rates Vary (So Much) Across Countries? A Survey
Sofie Josefina Cabus
4. Education and social mobility: Theory, evidence and policy challenges
Abigail McKnight
5. Inequality and education: Education as a cure for disadvantage
Kristof De Witte and Florian Tomini
6. Labour Market Polarisation and the Implications for Education
Steven McIntosh
7. Evaluating Didactical Interventions in Primary and Secondary Education
Carla Haelermans and Joris Ghysels
8. Understanding innovation in education: Where do we stand?
Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin
9. Data Analytics and Decision Making in Education: Towards the Educational Data Scientist as a Key Actor in Schools and Higher Education Institutions
Tommaso Agasisti and Alex J. Bowers
10. Impact Evaluation and Frontier Methods in Education: A step forward
Daniel Santín and Gabriela Sicilia
11. Education production functions
Jack Britton and Anna Vignoles
12. Student Achievement and Costs in Small Schools
Patrice Iatarola and Leanna Stiefel
13. Theory versus Empirics: A Review of the International School Choice Literature
Ilja Cornelisz
14. School management and student achievements
Adriana Di Liberto
15. Cost-effectiveness and educational efficiency
Henry M. Levin and Clive R. Belfield
16. Funding post-compulsory education
Nicholas Barr
17. The economics of distance education
Fengliang Li
18. Understanding Shadow Education from the Perspective of Economics of Education
Junyan Liu and Mark Bray
19. Pay in Education: Vice Chancellor and Rector Remuneration
Ray Bachan and Barry Reilly
Index
Introduction
1. Human capital and Returns to Education
Geraint Johnes, Jill Johnes and Laura López-Torres
2. Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Abilities
Fernando Saltiel, Miguel Sarzosa and Sergio Urzúa
3. Why Do School Dropout Rates Vary (So Much) Across Countries? A Survey
Sofie Josefina Cabus
4. Education and social mobility: Theory, evidence and policy challenges
Abigail McKnight
5. Inequality and education: Education as a cure for disadvantage
Kristof De Witte and Florian Tomini
6. Labour Market Polarisation and the Implications for Education
Steven McIntosh
7. Evaluating Didactical Interventions in Primary and Secondary Education
Carla Haelermans and Joris Ghysels
8. Understanding innovation in education: Where do we stand?
Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin
9. Data Analytics and Decision Making in Education: Towards the Educational Data Scientist as a Key Actor in Schools and Higher Education Institutions
Tommaso Agasisti and Alex J. Bowers
10. Impact Evaluation and Frontier Methods in Education: A step forward
Daniel Santín and Gabriela Sicilia
11. Education production functions
Jack Britton and Anna Vignoles
12. Student Achievement and Costs in Small Schools
Patrice Iatarola and Leanna Stiefel
13. Theory versus Empirics: A Review of the International School Choice Literature
Ilja Cornelisz
14. School management and student achievements
Adriana Di Liberto
15. Cost-effectiveness and educational efficiency
Henry M. Levin and Clive R. Belfield
16. Funding post-compulsory education
Nicholas Barr
17. The economics of distance education
Fengliang Li
18. Understanding Shadow Education from the Perspective of Economics of Education
Junyan Liu and Mark Bray
19. Pay in Education: Vice Chancellor and Rector Remuneration
Ray Bachan and Barry Reilly
Index
