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Handbook of the Economics of Education
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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
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Table of contents
- Front cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Introduction to the Series
- Contents of the Handbook
- Contents of Volume 2
- Preface
- Chapter 13. Using Wages to Infer School Quality
- Chapter 14. School Resources
- Chapter 15. Drinking from the Fountain of Knowledge: Student Incentive to Study and Learn - Externalities, Information Problems and Peer Pressure
- Chapter 16. Schools, Teachers, and Education Outcomes in Developing Countries
- Chapter 17. Has School Desegregation Improved Academic and Economic Outcomes for Blacks?
- Chapter 18. Teacher Quality
- Chapter 19. Teacher Supply
- Chapter 20. Pre-School, Day Care, and After-School Care: Who's Minding the Kids?
- Chapter 21. The Courts and Public School Finance:Judge-Made Centralization andEconomic Research
- Chapter 22. Income and Peer Quality Sorting in Public and Private Schools
- Chapter 23. Public Intervention in Post-Secondary Education
- Chapter 24. US Higher Education Finance
- Chapter 25. Income Contingent Loans for Higher Education: International Reforms
- Author Index
- Copyright page