Economics of education : research and studies /

Economics of Education: Research and Studies reviews key topics in the field of economics of education since 1960s. This book is organized into 12 parts. Part I and Part II focus on the supply side of human capital and narrower aspects of human capital creation by means of education. Subsequent part...

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Uniform Title:Economics of education (Oxford, England)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Psacharopoulos, George
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1987.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Advances in education.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Economics of Education: Research and Studies reviews key topics in the field of economics of education since 1960s. This book is organized into 12 parts. Part I and Part II focus on the supply side of human capital and narrower aspects of human capital creation by means of education. Subsequent parts look at the benefits of education; relationship between education and employment; controversies in the field of economics of education; issues of manpower planning; and methodology for empirically analyzing the issues in the economics of education. The last two parts address the costs of education, with emphasis on cost function, analysis and on the financing of education.
Item Description:"Based on material from The international encyclopedia of education, first published 1985, with revisions and updated material"--Title page verso
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 482 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781483145259
1483145255