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HANDBOOK OF THE ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION, 2
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Edited By
Erik Hanushek, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
F. Welch, Texas A & M University, College Stations, TX, USA

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Handbooks in Economics,

Description
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

Audience
Economists: professional researchers, advanced graduate students

Contents
13. Using Wages to Infer School QualityRobert Speakman and Finis Welch 14. School ResourcesEric A. Hanushek 15. Drinking from the Fountain of Knowledge: Student Incentive to Study and Learn – Externalities, Information Problems and Peer PressureJohn Bishop 16. Schools, teachers, and Education Outcomes in Developing CountriesPaul Glewwe and Michael Kremer 17. Has School Desegregation Improved Academic and Economic Outcomes for Blacks?Steven G. Rivkin and Finis Welch 18. Teacher QualityEric A. Hanushek and Steven G. Rivkin 19. Teacher SupplyPeter J. Dolton 20. Pre-School, Day Care and After School Care: Who?s Minding the Kids?David Blau 21. The Courts and Public School Finance: Judge-Made Centralization and Economic ResearchWilliam A. Fischel 22. Income and Peer Quality Sorting in Public and Private SchoolsThomas J. Nechyba 23. Public Intervention in Post-Secondary EducationThomas J. Kane 24. US Higher Education FinanceMichael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro 25. Income Contingent Loans for Higher Education: International ReformsBruce Chapman

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 742 pages, publication date: OCT-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-52819-3
ISBN-10: 0-444-52819-9
Imprint: NORTH-HOLLAND

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