Chargement en cours…

Contemporary Economic Perspectives in Education /

Economists are well placed to study education. They are intrinsically interested in (public) spending. They want to examine whether resources are spent in an effective (i.e., doing the right things) and efficient (i.e., doing things right) way. By focusing on educational efficiency, economists can p...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: De Witte, Kristof (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2015
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • Systematic reviews in education research : when do effect studies provide evidence?
  • Selection bias in educational issues and the use of Heckman's sample selection model
  • The causal effect of single-sex education versus coeducation on motivation and educational attainments. Evidence from a randomized experiment in secondary education
  • Benchmarking and operational management : an application of frontier analysis to Dutch secondary education
  • Schools' efficiency and equity : evidence from a stochastic frontier approach with translog specification
  • Do nurses react to inter-industry wage differentials? : evidence of nursing graduates in the Netherlands
  • Short author bios of the corresponding authors.