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Costs; Econometrics; Educational Quality; Equal Education; Foreign Countries; Human Capital; Poverty; Primary Education; Statistical Analysis

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Evaluates the impact of Uganda's program of "Universal Primary Education," which, starting from 1997, dispensed with fees for primary enrollment. Finds, for example, that while the program was associated with a dramatic increase in primary school attendance and that inequalities in attendance related to gender, income, and region were substantially reduced, the quality of education generally declined. (Contains 39 references.) (Author/PKP) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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College Attendance; Econometrics; Economic Impact; Economics of Education; Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; Expenditure per Student; Postsecondary Education; School Districts

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Uses statewide school district refinancing in Kansas during the early 1990s to estimate the relationship between per-pupil expenditure and the probability that a student will pursue a postsecondary education. Finds that a 20 percent increase in spending raises probability of going on to postsecondary schooling approximately 5 percent. (PKP)

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Alumni; Corporate Support; Econometrics; Educational Finance; Institutional Characteristics; Liberal Arts; Philanthropic Foundations; Private Colleges; Research; Use Studies

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Econometric analysis uses data from a panel of selected private research universities and liberal-arts colleges that span a 31-year period to provide explanations for differences across institutions in the sources and uses of giving. Finds, for example, that richer institutions devote a larger share of their annual giving to further building their endowments. (Contains 14 references.) (Authors/PKP) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Econometrics; Economic Research; Economics of Education; Educational Finance; Educational Research; Enrollment Trends; Governance; Graduation; Higher Education; Institutional Characteristics; Labor Market; Majors (Students)

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The econometrics of higher education emerged from the development of human capital theory and efforts to estimate rates of return to education in the 1960s and 1970s. This paper surveys the various strands of the literature on the econometrics of higher education that have developed during the last 40 years and indicates how a collection of papers fits into this literature. It also discusses: the estimation of rates of return to higher education; determinants of college enrollment, college graduation, and choice of major; studies of the academic labor market; studies relating to models of university behavior; and studies relating to higher education as an industry and higher education governance. The paper stresses that the central econometric problem faced by higher education researchers who employ individual-level data is that of selection. Similarly, the central econometric problem faced by researchers who use market-level data is the difficulty of disentangling demand and supply shocks. Much of the challenge that empirical higher education researchers face is attempting to satisfactorily resolve these problems. (Contains 174 references.) (SM) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Achievement; Academic Education; Attention Deficit Disorders; Basic Skills; Behavior Disorders; Correlation; Cost Effectiveness; Crime; Crime Prevention; Criminals; Delinquency Causes; Developed Nations; Econometrics; Emotional Disturbances; Estimation (Mathematics); Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Hyperactivity; Income; Intervention; Lifelong Learning; Longitudinal Studies; Outcomes of Education; Parent Background; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Education; Preschool Education; Prisoners; Quality of Life; Salary Wage Differentials; Secondary Education; Social Indicators; Socioeconomic Status; Statistical Bias; Structural Equation Models; Student School Relationship; Vandalism; Vocational Education

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The cost benefits of lifelong learning in the United Kingdom were estimated, based on quantitative evidence. Between 1975-1996, 43 police force areas in England and Wales were studied to determine the effect of wages on crime. It was found that a 10 percent rise in the average pay of those on low pay reduces the overall area property crime rate by between 0.7 and 1.0 percentage points. The benefit was estimated to be between 1.3 and 1.8 billion British pounds per year. Furthermore, the effect on wages of a one point increase in the proportion of the working age area population with a high school diploma or equivalent qualification was predicted to lie between 10 million and 320 million pounds. It was found that cost benefit increases and crime decreases with more education. Parent background, health, and social cohesion were among key factors underlying the relationship between learning, achievement, and crime reduction. Future qualitative studies were recommended to determine more specifically the causal mechanisms and mediating processes that bear on the wider benefits of learning throughout an individual's life. (Seven tables/figures are included. The bibliography lists 53 references. Appended are tables on the relationship between education and training qualifications and wages and a classification of academic and vocational qualifications.) (AJ) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Achievement; Cost Effectiveness; Econometrics; Elementary Secondary Education; Input Output Analysis; Mathematical Models; School Districts; School Size; Statistical Analysis; Student Costs

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Begins with a discussion of cost and efficiency in education. Presents an empirical model to estimate school-level economies of scale. Applies model to expenditure data set by school from 17 Wyoming school districts. Finds that it costs more per student in a small school than in large schools to achieve similar educational outcomes, thus confirming economies-of-scale effects. (Contains 26 references.) (PKP) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Decision Making; Econometrics; Higher Education; Majors (Students); Mathematical Models; Racial Differences; Sex Differences

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Constructs a model using an idiosyncratic expected-earnings variable to explain the probability that a student will choose a specific major among four choices of concentrations. Finds that the expected-earnings variable is essential in the choice of a college major; however, there are significant differences in the impact of expected earnings by gender and race. (Contains 29 references.) (Authors/PKP) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Developed Nations; Developing Nations; Econometrics; Economic Development; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Human Capital

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Investigates effect of human capital on growth in three groups of countries that exhibit significantly different levels of economic development. Findings of the cross-country data sets suggest that link between growth and education varies as a result of different levels of economic development. The role of primary and secondary education seems to be more important in less developed countries. (Contains 42 references.) (Authors/PKP) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Bachelors Degrees; College Graduates; Debt (Financial); Econometrics; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Loan Repayment; Sex Differences; Student Loan Programs

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Economic analysis of the borrowing and repayment patterns of Canadian bachelor's-level university graduates using data from the National Graduate Survey of the class of 1990. Finds, for example, that overall women borrowed only slightly less than men, repaid as quickly as men (despite lower earnings), but reported significantly more difficulty in repayment. (Authors/PKP)

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Academic Achievement; Biological Sciences; College Choice; Econometrics; Educational Quality; Foreign Countries; Microeconomics; Productivity; Universities

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Investigates differences across UK universities in 1993 life-sciences students' degree performance using individual-level data from the universities' Statistical Record. Analyzes differences across universities by specifying and estimating a subject-specific production function. Even after including a wide range of controls for the quality of students, significant differences emerge across universities in students' degree performance. (Contains 38 references.) (Author/PKP) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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