1st Edition

Critical Perspectives on Economics of Education

    292 Pages 47 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    292 Pages 47 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    This book brings together leading scholars in the field to provide insights on economics of education.

    The book begins with an overview of education and human capacity development and looks at the production of education through individuals’ learning, education financing, and the role of individual circumstances. It also analyses the complex relationship between education and mobility and highlights what key challenges for education systems in a global world are. Each chapter provides detailed analysis of interesting and policy-relevant topics in the fields of education economics and human capacity development.

    This book is a useful reference for those who wish to understand the changing landscape and models of higher education in the context of digital advances and innovation. It will also be of interest to those in the areas of education and training.

    1 Introduction: Understanding economics of education

    OLEG YEROKHIN AND ALFREDO R. PALOYO

    2 Underrepresentation of women in undergraduate economics degrees in Europe: a comparison with STEM and business degrees

    RIGISSA MEGALOKONOMOU, MARIAN VIDAL-FERNANDEZ, AND DUYGU YENGIN

    3 How should governments finance student loans? Lessons from around the world

    BRUCE CHAPMAN, LORRAINE DEARDEN, AND DUNG DOAN

    4 Unintended consequences of free education in public colleges and universities in the Philippines

    TERESO S. TULLAO, JR. AND MARK GERALD C. RUIZ

    5 Education and family structure

    HAYLEY FISHER

    6 Sibling health, schooling, and longer-term developmental outcomes

    CHRIS RYAN AND ANNA ZHU

    7 Social mobility in the Philippines: a research roadmap

    CONNIE B. DACUYCUY AND LAWRENCE B. DACUYCUY

    8 The effect of class size in schools on student outcomes

    COLIN GREEN AND JON MARIUS VAAG IVERSEN

    9 Returns to education in four transition countries

    ANITA V. STANEVA, G. REZA ARABSHEIBANI, AND PHILIP MURPHY

    10 Distance matters: geographic accessibility and higher education participation decisions

    JOHN CULLINAN AND DARRAGH FLANNERY

    11 The predictive power of big data in education

    LORETTI I. DOBRESCU, ALBERTO MOTTA, AND ALEX SCRIVEN

    Biography

    Silvia Mendolia is Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

    Martin O’Brien is Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

    Alfredo R. Paloyo is Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

    Oleg Yerokhin is Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, Australia.