Isbn: 9783662425862 - schooling and the quality of human capital (kieler studien - kiel studies, band 319) (4 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book presents a thorough economic analysis of both the determinants and the consequences of international differences in schooling quality. It is shown that cross-country differences in quality-adjusted human capital can account for a substantial part of the international variation in economic development. However, large increases in per-student spending over recent decades were not matched by increases in student achievement in most countries. In a simple principal-agent model, the book stresses the importance of institutional features of the schooling system such as central examinations, school autonomy, and private-sector competition. Microeconometric estimations based on data for more than a quarter of a million students reveal that international differences in these institutions, rather than differences in resources, can explain the large international differences in schooling quality.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 252 pages. 9.70x6.70x0.57 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Schooling and the Quality of Human Capital | Ludger Wößmann | Taschenbuch | Kieler Studien - Kiel Studies | xvii | Englisch | 2014 | Springer | EAN 9783662425862 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …