Handbook of the Economics of Education - Stephen J. Machin - Ludger Woessmann - Eric A. Hanushek

Handbook of the Economics of Education

Stephen J. Machin - Ludger Woessmann - Eric A. Hanushek
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Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume Seven describes the research frontier in key topical areas and sets the agenda for further work. Sections in this new release include Methods for Measuring School Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation and Training, U.S. School Finance: Resources and Outcomes, College Costs, Financial Aid, and Student Decisions, Firm Training, Multidimensional Human Capital and the Wage Structure, and more.

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.

Identifies and evaluates the state-of-the-art
Includes clear descriptions of the meaning of existing research and the most likely avenues for the future
Provides insights into how policy interventions in education can help or hurt human capital outcomes