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Book SynopsisIn this collection of eight essays, experts in economics and education bring economic analysis to bear on such underexamined topics as the nature of competition in higher education, higher education's use of resources, and who chooses to purchase what kind of education and why.
Table of ContentsIntroduction by Charles T. Clotfelter and Michael Rothschild 1: The University in the Marketplace: Some Insights and Some Puzzles Michael Rothschild and Lawrence J. White. Comment: Martin Feldstein 2: Adolescent Econometricians: How Do Youth Infer the Returns to Schooling? Charles F. Manski Comment: Eric A Hanushek 3: Trends in College Entry among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics Robert M. Hauser Comment: Steven V. Cameron and James J. Heckman. 4: The Growing Concentration of Top Students at Elite Schools Philip J. Cook and Robert H. Frank. Comment: Malcolm Getz 5: Future Graduate Study and Academic Careers Jerry R. Green Comment: Charlotte Kuh 6: How Would Universities Respond to Increased Federal Support for Graduate Students? Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Daniel I. Rees, and Dominic J. Brewer. Comment: George Constantinides 7: Optimal Investment Strategies for University Endowment Funds Robert C. Merton Comment: George Constantinides 8 Public Choices in Public Higher Education John M. Quigley and Daniel L. Rubinfeld. Comment: Helen F. Ladd
