The Handbooks in Economics series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement. With contributions from leading researchers, each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of the current state of the topic under examination. These surveys summarize the most recent discussions in journals, and elucidate new developments. Although original material is also included, the main aim of this series is the provision of comprehensive and accessible surveys. This volume contains: (13) Using Wages to Infer School Quality (Robert Speakman and Finis Welch); (14) School Resources (Eric A. Hanushek); (15) Drinking from the Fountain of Knowledge: Student Incentive to Study and Learn--Externalities, Information Problems and Peer Pressure (John Bishop); (16) Schools, teachers, and Education Outcomes in Developing Countries (Paul Glewwe and Michael Kremer); (17) Has School Desegregation Improved Academic and Economic Outcomes for Blacks? (Steven G. Rivkin and Finis Welch); (18) Teacher Quality (Eric A. Hanushek and Steven G. Rivkin); (19) Teacher Supply (Peter J. Dolton); (20) Pre-School, Day Care and After School Care: Who's Minding the Kids? (David Blau); (21) The Courts and Public School Finance: Judge-Made Centralization and Economic Research (William A. Fischel); (22) Income and Peer Quality Sorting in Public and Private Schools (Thomas J. Nechyba); (23) Public Intervention in Post-Secondary Education (Thomas J. Kane); (24) US Higher Education Finance (Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro); and (25) Income Contingent Loans for Higher Education: International Reforms (Bruce Chapman). An author index and a subject index are included. [For related reports, see Volume 1 (ED527053), Volume 3 (ED527055), and Volume 4 (ED527056).]