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Title

What's the good of education? : the economics of education in the UK / Stephen Machin, Anna Vignoles, editors.

Publication

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2005.

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Additional Authors

• Machin, Stephen.
• Vignoles, Anna.

Description

xvi, 240 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

Volumes have been written about the value of more and better education. But is there sufficient evidence to support the commonly held belief that we, as individuals and as a community, should be investing more in education? This book explores that question in unprecedented detail, drawing on empirical evidence from an impressive array of sources. While much of the focus is on the educational system in the United Kingdom, the book offers lessons of international applicability. A state-of-the art compendium on education policy and its impact on educational attainment, the book examines numerous large-scale data sources on individual pupils and schools. The questions the book considers are far-ranging: How much do teachers matter for children's educational attainment? What payoff do people get from acquiring more education when they enter the labor market?

Series Statement

Princeton paperbacks

Uniform Title

Princeton paperbacks

Subject

Education > Economic aspects > Great Britain

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-240).

Contents

The United Kingdom education system in a comparative context / K. Hansen, A. Vignoles -- School and teacher effectiveness / A. Chevalier, P. Dolton, R. Levacic -- The labour market for teachers / A. Chevalier, P. Dolton -- Post-compulsory education and qualification attainment / D. Clark, G. Conlon, F. Gralindo-Rueda -- Educational inequality and intergenerational mobility / J. Blanden, P. Gregg, S. Machin -- Measuring the returns to education / R. Blundell, L. Dearden, B. Sianesi -- Employers' selection decisions: the role of qualifications and tests / A. Jenkins, A. Wolf -- Evidence on the balance of supply and demand for qualified workers / S. McIntosh -- Economic evaluation of education initiatives / C. Emmerson, S. McNally, C. Meghir -- Education policy and the evidence / S. Machin, A. Vignoles.

ISBN

0691117349 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2004062442

OCLC

56920979

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library