Economics of Education (Paperback)

I. Introduction and Background.- Chapter 1 Why do Economists Study Education Policy?.- Chapter 2 The Structure and History of Education Markets in the US.- Chapter 3 Empirical Tools of Education Economics.- II. The Foundations of Education Production and Investment.- Chapter 4 The Human Capital Model.- Chapter 5 The Signaling Model: An Alternative to the Human Capital Framework.- Chapter 6 The Returns to Education Investment.- Chapter 7 How Knowledge is Produced: The Education Production Function.- III. Elementary and Secondary Education Policy.- Chapter 8. The Financing of Local Public Schools.- Chapter 9 Does Money Matter? The Effect of Resource and Input-Based Policies.- Chapter 10 School Choice: A Market-based Approach to Education Reform.- Chapter 11 Test-Based School Accountability Programs.- Chapter 12 Teacher Labor Markets.- Chapter 13 Market Dimensions of Higher Education.- Chapter 14 Student Aid Policy and Collegiate Outcomes.- Chapter 15 The Economics of College Admission and College Life.- Appendix: Description of Data Sets Commonly Used in the Economics of Education.- Glossary.- References.- Index.