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While there are many great research articles, good books, and provocative policy analyses related to the economics of education, these materials are often written to influence the policy process and not necessarily for students with limited knowledge of the underlying policies and the economic framework. This textbook is intended to serve as a foundation for a broad-based course on the economics of education. Its goal is to provide an overview of economics of education research: to lay out the evidence as clearly as possible, note agreements, disagreements, and unresolved points in literature, and to help students develop the tools necessary to draw their own conclusions.

Economics of Education

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.