An Analysis of Economic Returns to Japan's Higher Education and Its Application to Educational Financing.

Okachi, Katsuji

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Publication Date: 1983

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An Analysis of Economic Returns to Japan's Higher Education and Its Application to Educational Financing.

Okachi, Katsuji

Journal of Education Finance, v9 n2 p185-212 Fall 1983

Based on calculations of private and social rates of return on a student's investment in a Japanese secondary or college education, a government loan program for all capable students needing aid is proposed and its potential economic impact described. Comparisons are made with rates of return in the United States. (MJL)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Human Capital, Private Education, Public Education, Secondary Education, Student Costs, Student Loan Programs

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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