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Why our kids don't study : an economist's perspective
- Title
- Why our kids don't study : an economist's perspective / John D. Owen.
- Author
- Owen, John D.
- Publication
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
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Details
- Description
- x, 136 p.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-130) and index.
- Contents
- Our kids don't study much -- Students prefer to do other things -- Why study? -- Does studying pay? Returns to those staying in school -- The return to those who leave school -- Limiting incentives at school -- Should we care? The role of social policy -- Borrowing from abroad -- Can our schools demand more effort? -- Creating positive incentives for study.
- Call Number
- JBE 95-1360
- ISBN
- 080184925X (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 94021829
- OCLC
- 30623860
- Author
- Owen, John D.
- Title
- Why our kids don't study : an economist's perspective / John D. Owen.
- Imprint
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-130) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JBE 95-1360