Handbook of the Economics of Education Volume 3 Handbooks in Economics NorthHolland

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 take new looks at institutional feaures of school systems. Volume editors Eric A. Hanushek (Stanford), Stephen Machin (University College London) and Ludger Woessmann (Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich) draw clear lines between newly emerging research on the economics of education and prior work. In conjunction with Volume 4, they measure our current understanding of educational acquisition and its economic and social effects. Uses rich data to study issues of high contemporary policy relevance Demonstrates how education serves as an important determinant of economic and social outcomes Benefits from the globalization of research in the economics of education Content: Introduction to the Series Page ii Kenneth J. Arrow, Michael D. Intriligator Copyright Page iv Contributors Pages ix-x Introduction Pages xi-xii Eric Hanushek, Stephen Machin, Ludger Woessmann Chapter 1 - Econometric Methods for Research in Education Pages 1-87 Costas Meghir, Steven Rivkin Chapter 2 - The Economics of International Differences in Educational Achievement Pages 89-200 Eric A. Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann Chapter 3 - Education and Family Background: Mechanisms and Policies Pages 201-247 Anders Björklund, Kjell G. Salvanes Chapter 4 - Peer Effects in Education: How Might They Work, How Big Are They and How Much Do We Know Thus Far? Pages 249-277 Bruce Sacerdote Chapter 5 - Teacher Compensation and Collective Bargaining Pages 279-313 Michael Podgursky Chapter 6 - Licensure: Exploring the Value of this Gateway to the Teacher Workforce Pages 315-339 Dan Goldhaber Chapter 7 - The Economics of Tracking in Education Pages 341-381 Julian R. Betts Chapter 8 - School Accountability Pages 383-421 David Figlio, Susanna Loeb Chapter 9 - The GED Pages 423-483 James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Nicholas S. Mader Chapter 10 - Housing Valuations of School Performance Pages 485-519 Sandra E. Black, Stephen Machin Chapter 11 - Apprenticeship Pages 521-576 Stefan C. Wolter, Paul Ryan Index Pages 577-601

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 take new looks at institutional feaures of school systems. Volume editors Eric A. Hanushek (Stanford), Stephen Machin (University College London) and Ludger Woessmann (Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich) draw clear lines between newly emerging research on the economics of education and prior work. In conjunction with Volume 4, they measure our current understanding of educational acquisition and its economic and social effects.

Uses rich data to study issues of high contemporary policy relevance

Demonstrates how education serves as an important determinant of economic and social outcomes

Benefits from the globalization of research in the economics of education

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