By: Eric A. Hanushek (Editor), F. Welch (Editor)

Hardcover

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The Handbooks in Economics series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement.
With contributions from leading researchers, each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of the current state of the topic under examination. These surveys summarize the most recent discussions in journals, and elucidate new developments.
Although original material is also included, the main aim of this series is the provision of comprehensive and accessible surveys
*Every volume contains contributions from leading researchers
*Each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of a particular topic
*The series provides comprehensive and accessible surveys

Using Wages to Infer School Quality
School Resources
Drinking from the Fountain of Knowledge: Student Incentive to Study and Learn Externalities, Information Problems and Peer Pressure
Schools, teachers, and Education Outcomes in Developing Countries
Has School Desegregation Improved Academic and Economic Outcomes for Blacks?
Teacher Quality
Teacher Supply
Pre-School, Day Care and After School Care: Whos Minding the Kids?
The Courts and Public School Finance: Judge-Made Centralization and Economic Research
Income and Peer Quality Sorting in Public and Private Schools
Public Intervention in Post-Secondary Education
US Higher Education Finance
Income Contingent Loans for Higher Education: International Reforms
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ISBN: 9780444528193
ISBN-10: 0444528199
Series: Handbooks in Economics
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 742
Published: 30th October 2006
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Dimensions (cm): 24.0 x 16.5  x 3.5
Weight (kg): 1.483