International Handbook on the Economics of Education

Edited by Geraint Johnes, Professor of Economics, Lancaster University Management School and Jill Johnes, Emeritus Professor, Huddersfield Business School, University of Huddersfield, UK

• Contents: Introduction 1. Human Capital and Rates of Return George Psacharopoulos and Harry Anthony Patrinos2. Signalling and Screening Sarah Brown and John G. Sessions3. The Economic Assessment of Training Schemes Peter J. Dolton4. Education and Economic Growth Philip Stevens and Martin Weale5. Skill-Biased Technical Change and Educational Outcomes Stephen Machin6. The Social and External Benefits of Education Walter W. McMahon7. School Finance David Mitch8. Funding Higher Education David Greenaway and Michelle Haynes9. Exploring the Effect of Class Size on Student Achievement: What Have We Learned Over the Past Two Decades? Susan L. Averett and Michele C. McLennan10. The Economics of Secondary Schooling Steve Bradley and Jim Taylor11. Determinants of Educational Success in Higher Education Robin A. Naylor and Jeremy Smith12. Standards and Grade Inflation Geraint Johnes13. The School-to-Work Transition Steve Bradley and Anh Ngoc Nguyen14. The Labour Market for Teachers Paulo Santiago15. Multi-product Cost Functions for Universities: Economies of Scale and Scope Elchanan Cohn and Samuel T. Cooper16. Efficiency Measurement Jill Johnes17. Education, Child Labour and Development Saqib Jafarey and Sajal Lahiri18. Education and Housing William H. HoytIndex

'. . . is a voluminous and timely collection of 18 essays that addresses a number of core issues on the economics of education. . . An exhaustive survey of the literature on the role of universities as multi-product firms at various levels and disciplines identifies the nature of the economies of scope and scale. This enriches the volume further.'