The Economics of Education

<p>Education Markets, Choice, and Incentives<br>1. The Economic Role of the State in Education<br>2. Educational Privatization<br>3. Tiebout Sorting and Competition<br>4. The Economics of Catholic Schools<br>5. Competition and Student Performance<br>6. The Economics of Charter Schools<br>7. The Economics of Parental Choice<br>8. The Efficacy of Educational Vouchers<br>9. The Economics of School Accountability<br>10. Student Incentives </p> <p>Overview<br>1. Theoretical Concepts in the Economics of Education<br>2. Empirical Research Methods in the Economics of Education<br>3. Data in the Economics of Education</p> <p>Private and Social Returns to Human Capital Investments<br>1. Human Capital<br>2. Signaling in the Labor Market<br>3. Returns to Education in Developed Countries<br>4. Returns to Education in Developing Countries<br>5. School Quality and Earnings<br>6. Education and Economic Growth<br>7. The External Benefits of Education<br>8. Education and Health<br>9. Education and Civic Engagement<br>10. Education and Crime<br>11. Education and Inequality<br>12. Race Earnings Differentials<br>13. The Economics of High School Dropouts</p> <p>Production, Costs, and Financing of Education<br>1. Education Production Functions Concepts<br>2. Education Production Functions Evidence from Developed Countries<br>3. Education Production Functions Evidence from Developing Countries<br>4. Family Environment in the Production of Schooling<br>5. Parental Socioeconomic Status, Child Health, and Human Capital<br>6. Neighborhoods and Peers in the Production of Schooling<br>7. Desegregation, Academic Achievement, and Earnings<br>8. Teacher Quality in Education Production<br>9. The Economics of Class Size<br>10. The Economics of Early Childhood Interventions<br>11. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis<br>12. Economic Approaches to Adequacy<br>13. Economic Approaches to School Efficiency<br>14. School Finance: An Overview<br>15. School Finance Reform<br>16. The Economics of Tuition and Fees in American Higher Education</p> <p>Teachers and Teacher Labor Markets<br>1. Teacher Labor Markets: An Overview<br>2. Teachers in Developing Countries<br>3. Teacher Supply<br>4. Economic Approaches to Teacher Recruitment and Retention<br>5. Compensating Differentials in Teacher Labor Markets<br>6. Teacher Incentives<br>7. The Economics of Teachers Unions in the United States<br>8. Teacher Training and Preparation in the United States</p>