Econometric Methods for Research in Education

Costas Meghir and Steven Rivkin

No 16003, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper reviews some of the econometric methods that have been used in the economics of education. The focus is on understanding how the assumptions made to justify and implement such methods relate to the underlying economic model and the interpretation of the results. We start by considering the estimation of the returns to education both within the context of a dynamic discrete choice model inspired by Willis and Rosen (1979) and in the context of the Mincer model. We discuss the relationship between the econometric assumptions and economic behaviour. We then discuss methods that have been used in the context of assessing the impact of education quality, the teacher contribution to pupils' achievement and the effect of school quality on housing prices. In the process we also provide a summary of some of the main results in this literature.

JEL-codes: C1 C14 H31 H52 I21 J24 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-05
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Published as Econometric methods for research in education , (with St e ven Rivkin), IFS Worki ng Papers, Handbook of Education, Hanushek and Machin eds. , 2011

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