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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521793106

ISBN-139780521793100

eBay Product ID (ePID)45988708

Product Key Features

Number of Pages292 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEconomics of Education : Human Capital, Family Background and Inequality

SubjectGeneral, Public Policy / Economic Policy

Publication Year2006

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Education

AuthorDaniele. Checchi

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight21.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2006-297471

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsChecchi has produced an interesting, sophisticated, and accessible discussion of the theoretical relationships among years of schooling, inequality of income, and further educational attainment. […] His hundreds of footnotes help make this a book that any new researcher in the field would want to have.” --Choice, 'The economics of education has undergone a major revival in recent years and this book provides a timely discussion of many of the key areas in this thriving research field. Daniele Checchi has written a first rate book on this subject, offering the reader a masterful blend of theoretical work accompanied by empirical evidence. The material in the book covers important policy relevant areas like the demand and supply of education, education financing, the economic returns to education and the extent of intergenerational mobility. The book is an essential read for anyone interested in contemporary issues in the economics of education.' Stephen Machin, University College London, 'An excellent book; up-to-date and well organised. It brings together modern theoretical and empirical developments, and presents them lucidly. I learned a lot from it.' Gianni De Fraja, University of Leicester and CEPR, 'This book is set to become a major reference in the field.'Thomas Piketty, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 'This book is set to become a major reference in the field.' Thomas Piketty, Ecole Normale Supèrieure, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 'This book is set to become a major reference in the field.' Thomas Piketty, Ecole Normale Sup rieure, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 'This book is set to become a major reference in the field.’Thomas Piketty, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 'This book is set to become a major reference in the field.' Thomas Piketty, Ecole Normale Suprieure, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, Checchi has produced an interesting, sophisticated, and accessible discussion of the theoretical relationships among years of schooling, inequality of income, and further educational attainment. [...] His hundreds of footnotes help make this a book that any new researcher in the field would want to have.” --Choice, 'Daniele Checchi has done us a great favour with this extraordinarily comprehensive, thorough and, indeed, magisterial panorama of the economics of education. Being comprehensive implies the need to tackle some very complex and difficult issues and this he does with authority and plenty of generous guidance when the going gets tough. And Checchi leaves no doubts that economists have a lot of important things to say on the dilemmas of educational choices. This book is unmatched - simply the best there is of its kind.' Gosta Esping-Andersen, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, '... a treasure trove of impartial scholarship. Thanks to Checchi, the numerate reader will be empowered to construct educational policies based on the best analyses available.' Times Higher Education Supplement, 'â€¦ a treasure trove of impartial scholarship. Thanks to Checchi, the numerate reader will be empowered to construct educational policies based on the best analyses available.' Times Higher Education Supplement, 'Daniele Checchi has done us a great favour with this extraordinarily comprehensive, thorough and, indeed, magisterial panorama of the economics of education. Being comprehensive implies the need to tackle some very complex and difficult issues and this he does with authority and plenty of generous guidance when the going gets tough. And Checchi leaves no doubts that economists have a lot of important things to say on the dilemmas of educational choices. This book is unmatched -- simply the best there is of its kind.' Gosta Esping-Andersen, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 'Daniele Checchi provides an insightful and comprehensive treatment of the economics of education, bringing together up-to-date theory and evidence. The book provides an invaluable stepping stone for research in the field of human capital, inequality and economic growth.' Omer Moav, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 'Checchi has produced an interesting, sophisticated, and accessible discussion of the theoretical relationships among years of schooling, inequality of income, and further educational attainment. [...] His hundreds of footnotes help make this a book that any new researcher in the field would want to have.' --Choice

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal379.11

Table Of ContentList of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. The relevance of education; 2. The demand for education; 3. Liquidity constraints and access to education; 4. The supply of education; 5. Education financing; 6. The return on education; 7. Intergenerational persistence; References; Subject index; Author index.

SynopsisIn an important contribution to educational policy, Daniele Checchi offers an economic perspective on the demand and supply for education. Using an international data set, he explores the reasons why, beyond a certain point, investment in education has not resulted in reductions in social inequalities., In an important contribution to educational policy, Daniele Checchi offers an economic perspective on the demand and supply of education. He explores the reasons why, beyond a certain point, investment in education has not resulted in reductions in social inequalities. Starting with the seminal work of Gary Becker, Checchi provides an extensive survey of the literature on human capital and social capital formation. He draws on individual data on intergenerational transmission of income and education for the USA, Germany and Italy, as well as aggregate data on income and educational inequality for a much wider range of countries., In an important contribution to educational policy, Daniele Checchi offers an economic perspective on the demand and supply of education. He explores the reasons why, beyond a certain point, investment in education has not resulted in reductions in social inequalities. Starting with the seminal work of Gary Becker, Checchi provides an extensive survey of the literature on human capital and social capital formation. He draws on individual data on intergenerational transmission of income and education for the USA, Germany and Italy, as well as aggregate data on income and educational inequality for a much wider range of countries. Checchi explores whether resources spent in education are effective in raising students' achievement, as well as analysing alternative ways of financing education. The Economics of Education thus provides the analytical tools necessary to understand the complex relationships between current income inequality, access to education and future inequality.

LC Classification NumberL65 .C436 2006