Economics of Education Review

1981 - 2025

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Volume 10, issue 4, 1991

Relative returns to human and physical capital in the U.S. and efficient investment strategies pp. 283-296

Walter W. Mcmahon

Classmates' effects on black student achievement in public school classrooms pp. 297-310

Charles Link and James Mulligan

The effect of the financial aid package on the choice of a selective college pp. 311-321

Robert L. Moore, A. H. Studenmund and Thomas Slobko

The semilogarithmic earnings equation and its use in assessing salary discrimination in academe pp. 323-332

William Becker and Rebecca Goodman

Keyboarding as general education: post-school employment and earnings effects pp. 333-342

Darrell R. Lewis, James C. Hearn and Eric E. Zilbert

How gender and socioeconomic status affect reading and mathematics achievement pp. 343-357

Byron W. Brown

An analysis of the sources of earnings variation among Brazilian males pp. 359-377

Marcelo Dabós and George Psacharopoulos

Implementing educational policies in Sub-Saharan Africa -- review essay pp. 385-390

Dan S. Thakur

Scrimping or squandering? financing Canadian schools: Edited by Stephen B. Lawton and Rouleen Wignall. Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1989. 214 pp. US. $28.95 (paper) pp. 391-391

Anne L. Jefferson

Public education: Who's in charge?: Fred G. Burke. New York: Praeger, 1990, XII + 198 pp. U.S. $37.95 (cloth) pp. 392-392

Lynn Ilon

Prospects for faculty in the arts and sciences: William Bowen and Julia Ann Sosa. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1989. XVI + 225 pp. U.S. $24 (paper) pp. 392-394

Stephen P. Coelen

Volume 10, issue 3, 1991

Human capital and earnings in Portugal pp. 187-203

B. F. Kiker and Maria C. Santos

The effect of being a retention case on a faculty member's salary pp. 205-212

William C. Weiler

Policy evaluation of investment in education: a Papua New Guinea study pp. 213-226

P. A. McGavin

Progression to graduate school from the "Elite" colleges and universities pp. 227-244

Morton Owen Schapiro, Michael P. O'Malley and Larry H. Litten

Causality between literacy and labor productivity in Pakistan pp. 245-251

Shahrukh R. Khan, W. Shaw and Fazal Hussain

Returns to education: Further analysis of cross country data pp. 253-258

Balbir Jain

A simplified linear programming approach to the estimation of enrollment transition rates: Estimating rates with minimal data availability pp. 259-269

Luis A. Crouch

Recent research topics in the economics of education pp. 271-274

Organization for economic cooperation and development

Urban State Universities: An unfinished, national agenda: Arnold B. Grobman. New York: Praeger, 1988. XVI + 129 pp. $36.95 (cloth) pp. 275-276

Francis X. Tannian

Investing in the future. Setting educational priorities in the developing world: Jacques Hallak. UNDP UNESCO IIEP. Pergamon Press, 1990. 303 pp. $11.00 (limpbound), $20.00 (cloth) pp. 276-276

Eduardo Velez

The University Research Enterprise: John S. Wodarski. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 1990. 84 pp. U.S.$21.75 (cloth) pp. 276-277

W. Patrick Leonard

Higher education: Handbook of theory and research, volume iv: Edited by John C. Smart. New York: Agathon Press, Inc., 1988. ISBN: 0-87586-086-9, 484 pp. U.S.$54.00 (cloth) pp. 277-278

Craig Randall Landgren

Volume 10, issue 2, 1991

The specification of earnings functions: Tests and implications pp. 85-98

Christopher R. S. Dougherty and Emmanuel Jimenez

Faculty turnover at American colleges and universities: Analyses of AAUP data pp. 99-110

Ronald Ehrenberg, Hirschel Kasper and Daniel Rees

Local taxes, schooling, and jobs in Illinois pp. 111-121

William Sander and Anthony Krautmann

New estimates of the returns to schooling in Brazil pp. 123-135

Michael B. Tannen

The economics of educational choice pp. 137-158

Henry Levin

Public schools and excess burdens pp. 159-169

Edwin G. West

Views on the economics of educational choice: A reply to West pp. 171-175

Henry Levin

Rejoinder pp. 177-178

Edwin G. West

Choice in education: Potential and problems: Edited by William L. Boyd and Herbert J. Walberg. Berkeley: McCutchan, 1990. 287 pp. $28.50 (cloth) pp. 179-180

Debra S. Haas

Multiple-shift schooling: Design and operation for cost-effectiveness: Mark Bray. London: The commonwealth secretariat, 1989. 105 pp. [UK pound]4.00 (paper) pp. 181-181

J. R. Hough

General issues in literacy/illiteracy: A bibliography: Compiled by John Hladczuk, William Eller and Sharon Hladczuk. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990. XV + 420 pp. $49.95 (cloth) pp. 182-182

Mary Beth Bingman

Volume 10, issue 1, 1991

The formation of human resources for farming and household work as vocations: Lessons for less developed countries pp. 1-5

Mary Jean Bowman

Characteristics of education production functions: An application of canonical regression analysis pp. 7-17

Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong and Anthony O. Gyapong

Measuring local education authority performance: A frontier approach pp. 19-27

Michael M. Barrow

Earnings and education in Venezuela: An update from the 1987 household survey pp. 29-36

George Psacharopoulos and Asad Alam

Fiscal neutrality and local choice in public education pp. 37-44

William L. Weber

Funding a new social contract in Ontario education pp. 45-55

Jerry Paquette

Technological change and skill formation in the bank sector pp. 57-71

Loek Groot and Andries de Grip

Input-output analysis in education in the U.K. --review essay pp. 73-81

J. R. Hough

Volume 9, issue 4, 1990

Introduction pp. 279-281

Adrian Ziderman

Overview essay: Views from the past and the future pp. 283-307

Mary Jean Bowman

Returns to formal and informal vocational education in Cote d'Ivoire: The role of the structure of the labor market pp. 309-319

Christiaan Grootaert

The incidence and impact on earnings of formal training provided by enterprises in Kenya and Tanzania pp. 321-330

Joy De Beyer

Labor market outcomes of non-formal training for male and female workers in Peru pp. 331-342

Ana-Maria Arriagada

Educated mis-employment in Hong Kong: Earnings effects of employment in unmatched fields of work pp. 343-350

Yue-Ping Chung

Vocational education and productivity: A case study of the Beijing General Auto Industry Company pp. 351-364

Wei-Fang Min and Mun Chiu Tsang

Vocational and technical education in Peru pp. 365-375

Rosemary Bellew and Peter Moock

Financing training in developing countries: The role of payroll taxes pp. 377-387

John Whalley and Adrian Ziderman

Unit costs and economies of scale in vocational and technical education: Evidence from the People's Republic of China pp. 389-394

C. R. S. Dougherty

Vocational and academic secondary education in Greece: Public and private costs compared pp. 395-399

Anastasia Kostakis

The returns to vocational training in Botswana -- research note pp. 401-404

Keith Hinchliffe

Technical secondary education in Togo and Cameroon -- research note pp. 405-409

Jean-Jacques Paul

Enterprise training in Taiwan: Results from the vocational training needs survey pp. 411-418

Gee San

Volume 9, issue 3, 1990

The contribution of regression analysis to the elimination of gender based wage discrimination in academia: A simulation pp. 197-207

Richard D. Raymond, Michael L. Sesnowitz and Donald Williams

Pay differences between teachers and other occupations: Some empirical evidence from cote d'ivoire pp. 209-217

A. G. Komenan and C. Grootaert

Earnings and education in Ecuador: Evidence from the 1987 household survey pp. 219-227

Luisa Gomez-Castellanos and George Psacharopoulos

The effects of full-time versus part-time work experience on earnings in "high" and "low atrophy" jobs pp. 229-239

Edward T. Gullason

An examination of the influence of personal, professional, and school district characteristics on public school teacher retention pp. 241-250

Neil D. Theobald

On equalizing school expenditures pp. 251-264

Therese A. McCarty and Harvey E. Brazer

The role of educational certification in raising earnings: Evidence from Israeli census data pp. 265-271

Adrian Ziderman

Education and national development. a comparative perspective: Ingemar Fagerlind and Lawrence J. Saha. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 2nd edition, 1989. 321 pp. Price: U.S.$44.95 (hardbound), U.S.$19.95 (paper) pp. 273-274

M. C. Santos

Volume 9, issue 2, 1990

The economic return to schooling in Chile. An analysis of its long-term fluctuations pp. 111-121

Luis Riveros

Another look at the demand for higher education: Measuring the price sensitivity of the decision to apply to college pp. 123-134

Elizabeth Savoca

Black college attendance and job success of black college graduates pp. 135-148

Loren M. Solnick

Contingent contracts and educational screening pp. 149-156

Tim Perri

The lognormality of university endowment in the far future and its implications pp. 157-161

H. Michael Coiner

Education and occupational mobility pp. 163-179

Nachum Sicherman

Educational partnerships: Sharing the money, people and ideas -- review essay pp. 181-185

Craig Randall Landgren

A black elite: A profile of graduates of UNCF colleges: By C.. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 1986. 188 pp. price: u.s.$27.95 (cloth) pp. 187-188

H. Heyward Hornsby and Carl A. Carpenter

Higher education in Canada: An analysis: By G.. Vancouver: The Fraser Institute, 1988. xvi + 122 pp. price: can. $19.95 pp. 188-189

David A. A. Stager

College: The undergraduate experience: By L.. New York: Harper & Row, 1988. pp. xix + 328. price: U.S.$9.95 (paper) pp. 189-190

Charles H. Witten

Community financing of education: Issues and policy implications in less developed countries: Edited by and. New York: Pergamon Press, 1988. pp. xvi + 237. price: U.S.$45.00 (paper) pp. 190-191

Herbert J. Kieslino

Private education: Studies in choice and public policy: Edited by C.. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986. pp. xvi + 272. price: U.S.$39.95 pp. 191-192

Donald E. Frey

Education and american youth: The impact of the high school experience: By B., E. and A.. New York: Falmer Press, 1988. pp. xii + 147. price: U.S.$18.00 (paper) pp. 192-193

Herbert J. Kiesling

Technology, education and productivity: Essays in applied econometrics: By. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988. 378 pp. price: U.S.$39.95 (cloth).F pp. 193-194

McKinley Blackburn

Volume 9, issue 1, 1990

Modelling future higher education-labor market imbalances: A multi-scenario approach pp. 1-23

Nicholas Glytsos

The investment rule for public education pp. 25-30

Masatoshi Shirai

A benefit-cost analysis of New York State's "Bundy Aid" program pp. 31-37

Thomas R. Knapp and Lawrence T. Knapp

Education and its double-edged impact on mobility pp. 39-53

Axel Borsch-Supan

The student equity effects of the public school finance system in Louisiana pp. 55-65

Terry G. Geske and Barbara Y. LaCost

Explaining voter behavior toward local school expenditures: The impact of public attitudes pp. 67-72

Alan J. Brokaw, James R. Gale and Thomas E. Merz

Alternative wages and teacher mobility: A human capital approach pp. 73-79

Bill D. Rickman and Carl D. Parker

The fiscal condition of school districts in Nebraska: Is small beautiful? pp. 81-99

Kerri Ratcliffe, Bruce Riddle and John Yinger

Education and the national economy: By James R. Hough. London: Croom Helm, 1987. 309 pp. [UK pound]22.50 (cloth) pp. 101-101

C. Glyn Williams

Universities, education and the national economy: Edited by Michael D. Stephens London: Routledge, 1989. XIII + 138 pp. [UK pound]25 (cloth) pp. 102-102

J. R. Hough