Handbook of the Economics of Education, Volume 1 (Handbooks in Economics)

The Handbooks in Economics series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement.With contributions from leading researchers, each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of the current state of the topic under examination. These surveys summarize the most recent discussions in journals, and elucidate new developments.Although original material is also included, the main aim of this series is the provision of comprehensive and accessible surveys. *Every volume contains contributions from leading researchers*Each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of a particular topic *The series provides comprehensive and accessible surveys V.1. Post schooling wage growth : investment, search and learning / Yona Rubinstein and Yoram Weiss Long-term trends in schooling : the rise and decline (?) of public education in the United States / Sandra E. Black and Kenneth L. Sokoloff Historical perspectives on racial differences in schooling in the United States / William J. Collins and Robert A. Margo Immigrants and their schooling / James P. Smith Education wage premia and the distribution of earnings : an international perspective / Franco Peracchi Educational wage premiums and the U.S. income distribution : a survey / Donald R. Deere and Jelena Vesovic Earnings functions, rates of return and treatment effects : the Mincer equation and beyond / James J. Heckman, Lance J. Lochner and Petra E. Todd The social value of education and human capital / Fabian Lange and Robert Topel Why has black-white skill convergence stopped? / Derek Neal Education and nonmarket outcomes / Michael Grossman Does learning to add up add up? : the returns to schooling in aggregate data / Lant Pritchett Interpreting the evidence on life cycle skill formation / Flavio Cunha, James J. Heckman, Lance Lochner and Dimitriy V. Masterov v.2. Using wages to infer school quality / Robert Speakman and Finis Welch School Resources / Eric A. Hanushek Drinking from the fountain of knowledge : student incentive to study and learn : externalities, information problems and peer pressure / John Bishop Schools, teachers, and education outcomes in developing countries / Paul Glewwe and Michael Kremer Has school desegregation improved academic and economic outcomes for blacks? / Steven Rivkin and Finis Welch Teacher quality / Eric A. Hanushek and Steven G. Rivkin Teacher supply / Peter J. Dolton Pre-school, day care, and after school care : who's minding the kids? / David Blau The courts and public school finance : judge-made centralization and economic research / William A. Fischel Income and peer quality sorting in public and private schools / Thomas J. Nechyba Public intervention in post-secondary education / Thomas J. Kane US higher education finance / Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro Income contingent loans for higher education : international reforms / Bruce Chapman.

The Handbooks in Economics series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement.

With contributions from leading researchers, each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of the current state of the topic under examination. These surveys summarize the most recent discussions in journals, and elucidate new developments.

Although original material is also included, the main aim of this series is the provision of comprehensive and accessible surveys

*Every volume contains contributions from leading researchers
*Each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of a particular topic
*The series provides comprehensive and accessible surveys

The Handbooks in Economics series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement. With contributions from leading researchers, each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of the current state of the topic under examination. These surveys summarize the most recent discussions in journals, and elucidate new developments. Although original material is also included, the main aim of this series is the provision of comprehensive and accessible surveys. *Every volume contains contributions from leading researchers *Each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of a particular topic *The series provides comprehensive and accessible surveys Vol. 3: How does education affect economic and social outcomes, and how can it inform public policy? Volume 3 of the Handbooks in the Economics of Education uses newly available high quality data from around the world to address these and other core questions. With the help of new methodological approaches, contributors cover econometric methods and international test score data. They examine the determinants of educational outcomes and issues surrounding teacher salaries and licensure. And reflecting government demands for more evidence-based policies, they Vol. 4: What is the value of an education? Volume 4 combines recent data with new methodologies to examine this and related questions from diverse perspectives. School choice and school competition, educator incentives, the college premium, and other considerations help make sense of the investments and returns associated with education