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Schooling and the Quality of Human Capital
Ludger Wossmann
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Paperback. Series: Kieler Studien - Kiel Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 441.
This book presents a thorough economic analysis of both the determinants and the consequences of international differences in schooling quality. It is shown that cross-country differences in quality-adjusted human capital can account for a substantial part of the international variation in economic development. However, large increases in per-student spending over recent decades were not matched by increases in student achievement in most countries. In a simple principal-agent model, the book stresses the importance of institutional features of the schooling system such as central examinations, school autonomy, and private-sector competition. Microeconometric estimations based on data for more than a quarter of ... Read more
This book presents a thorough economic analysis of both the determinants and the consequences of international differences in schooling quality. It is shown that cross-country differences in quality-adjusted human capital can account for a substantial part of the international variation in economic development. However, large increases in per-student spending over recent decades were not matched by increases in student achievement in most countries. In a simple principal-agent model, the book stresses the importance of institutional features of the schooling system such as central examinations, school autonomy, and private-sector competition. Microeconometric estimations based on data for more than a quarter of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Series
Kieler Studien - Kiel Studies
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662425862
SKU
V9783662425862
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99-15
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