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The economics of education

This book is a survey of the principal aspects of the economics of education, such as the demand for education as consumption and as an investment, good education and economic growth, education and manpower needs, and the finance of education. In some cases in recent years, economic theory has been applied to educational problems in order to gain an insight into the workings of the educational system. The result has been a certain amount of confusion and distrust among teachers and educationists: confusion because some theoretical aspects are not easily understood and distrust of the econom.

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  • "This book is a survey of the principal aspects of the economics of education, such as the demand for education as consumption and as an investment, good education and economic growth, education and manpower needs, and the finance of education. In some cases in recent years, economic theory has been applied to educational problems in order to gain an insight into the workings of the educational system. The result has been a certain amount of confusion and distrust among teachers and educationists: confusion because some theoretical aspects are not easily understood and distrust of the econom."@en
  • "This book is intended to provide a basic introduction to the economics of education for individuals with a minimal background in economics. The first half of the book deals primarily with theoretical aspects, such as the demand for education, rates of return to investment in education, and economic growth and education. The second half of the book mainly examines the economic aspects of various educational policy issues, such as educational planning, finance, manpower, and teacher supply and demand. Topics of the individual chapters include resources in education, the demand for education, private returns to investment in education, social returns to investment in education, further aspects of rate of return analysis, education and economic growth, educational policy and planning, education and manpower, education and the labor market, teacher supply and demand, educational finance, and educational efficiency and productivity. (Author/JG)."@en
  • "<P>This book is a survey of the principal aspects of the economics of education, such as the demand for education as consumption and as an investment, good education and economic growth, education and manpower needs, and the finance of education. </P>"

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  • "敎育經濟學"
  • "The Economics of education"
  • "Jiao yu jing ji xue"
  • "The economics of education"
  • "The economics of education"@en
  • "The Economics of Education. Studies in Economics 9"@en
  • "The Economics of Education"
  • "The Economics of Education (RLE Edu D)"@en
  • "The Economics of Education (RLE Edu D)"

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