Handbook of the Economics of Education

This volume brings active researchers to next frontiers of analysis

Eric A. Hanushek (Volume editor), Ludger Woessmann (Volume editor), Stephen J. Machin (Volume editor)

9780323992404, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 18 January 2023

612 pages
23.4 x 19 x 3.4 cm, 1 kg

The Handbook of the Economics of Education describes the research frontier in key topical areas and sets the agenda for further work. Modern analysis in the economics of education has made tremendous strides in understanding fundamental issues related to the production of human capital and the impact of varying institutional features of education systems. By bringing together some of the world’s leading scholars, this volume provides a unique view of scholarship in the area. The international perspectives of the editors – Hanushek at Stanford, Machin at LSE, and Woessmann at Munich – leads to a volume with something for all researchers. Topics range from the economics of early childhood education to inequality in society to cash transfers in developing countries.

1. Investing in early childhood development in preschool and at home
   Greg Duncan, Ariel Kalil, Magne Mogstad, and Mari Rege
2. Estimation and interpretation of teacher value added in research applications
   Andrew Bacher-Hicks and Cory Koedel
3. School choice
   Atila Abdulkadiroglu and Tommy Andersson
4. Returns to different postsecondary investments: Institution type, academic programs, and credentials
   Michael Lovenheim and Jonathan Smith
5. Addressing nonfinancial barriers to college access and success: Evidence and policy implications
   Susan Dynarski, Aizat Nurshatayeva, Lindsay C. Page, and Judith Scott-Clayton
6. Educational inequality
   Jo Blanden, Matthias Doepke, and Jan Stuhler
7. Conditional cash transfers for education
   Sandra Garcia and Juan E. Saavedra

Subject Areas: Econometrics [KCH]