{"product_id":"whats-the-good-of-education-9780691117348","title":"Whats the Good of Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the educational system in the United Kingdom, this book offers lessons of international applicability. Offering a compendium on education policy and its impact on educational attainment, it examines numerous large-scale data sources on individual pupils and schools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a must-read for anyone interested in the economic analysis of the United Kingdom's education system. It provides a comprehensive summary of key policy issues and clarifies what the data tell us about these issues. Well-written, with helpful cross-references, the book will appeal to readers inside and outside of the UK.\" - Julian Betts, University of California, San Diego \"The authors have taken on a formidable assignment, appealing not only to people who are familiar with the topic, but also to those who ought to know more about economics, but are not easily enticed into it.\" - Ted Wragg, University of Exeter\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface ix  List of Contributors xiii  Brief Glossary xv      PART 1. INTRODUCTION 1      Chapter One: Overview 3  1.1 Introduction 4  1.2 Who Gets More Education? 5  1.3 Economic Outcomes and Education 9  1.4 What Can Policy Do? 12      Chapter Two: The United Kingdom Education System in a Comparative Context by K. Hansen and A. Vignoles 13  2.1 Introduction 13  2.2 Main Features of the UK Education System 13  2.3 How Well Is the System Doing? 23  2.4 The UK Education System and the Labour Market in an International Context 29  2.5 Conclusions 34      PART 2. WHO GETS MORE EDUCATION? 37      Chapter Three: School and Teacher Effectiveness by A. Chevalier, P. Dolton and R. Levacic 39  3.1 Introduction 39  3.2 Features of the UK Schooling System 39  3.3 Incentives and Quasi-Markets 41  3.4 School and Teacher Effectiveness 45  3.5 The Impact of Resources 49  3.6 Selection and Peer Effects 53  3.7 Conclusions 55      Chapter Four: The Labour Market for Teachers by A. Chevalier and P. Dolton 57  4.1 Introduction 57  4.2 Patterns of Change in the Teacher Labour Market 58  4.3 Teacher Pay 62  4.4 Who Becomes a Teacher? 63  4.5 Feminization of Teacher Supply 65  4.6 Incentives and Teacher Rewards 66  4.7 Variations across Space and Subject 67  4.8 Non-Pecuniary Conditions 68  4.9 Conclusions 69      Chapter Five: Post-Compulsory Education and Qualification Attainment by D. Clark, G. Conlon and F. Galindo-Rueda 71  5.1 Introduction 71  5.2 Changing Patterns of Participation in Post-Compulsory Education 71  5.3 Staying On after the Compulsory School Leaving Age of 16 74  5.4 Broader Choices at 16 82  5.5 Post-16 Qualifications in the UK 86  5.6 Higher Education 90  5.7 Conclusions 95      Chapter Six: Educational Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility by J. Blanden, P. Gregg and S. Machin 99  6.1 Introduction 99  6.2 Patterns of Change in Income, Education and Education Policy 100  6.3 Measurement and Data 103  6.4 Evidence on Changes in Intergenerational Mobility and Educational Inequality 106  6.5 Conclusions 113      PART 3. ECONOMIC OUTCOMES AND EDUCATION 115      Chapter Seven: Measuring the Returns to Education by R. Blundell, L. Dearden and B. Sianesi 117  7.1 Introduction 117  7.2 Policy Relevance of the Returns to Education 118  7.3 Methodological Issues 124  7.4 Estimation Methods and Results 127  7.5 Limitations 138  7.6 Conclusions and Policy Discussion 142  7.7 Appendix: Comparing Private Rates of Return and Real Return on Debt and Equity 143      Chapter Eight: Employers' Selection Decisions: the Role of Qualifications and Tests by A. Jenkins and A. Wolf 147  8.1 Introduction 147  8.2 Why Might Employers Use Qualifications for Selection Purposes? 149  8.3 Qualifications in the Labour Market 150  8.4 What Do Employers Think Qualifications Signal? 154  8.5 Changes Over Time 159  8.6 A Heterogeneous Labour Market 162  8.7 Conclusions 166      Chapter Nine: Evidence on the Balance of Supply and Demand for Qualified Workers by S. McIntosh 169  9.1 Introduction 169  9.2 Returns to Education 169  9.3 Overeducation and Undereducation 172  9.4 Skills Shortages 176  9.5 Does Supply Determine Demand? 180  9.6 The Impact of Skills Shortages 184  9.7 Summary and Conclusions 185      PART 4. WHAT CAN EDUCATION POLICY DO? 189      Chapter Ten: Economic Evaluation of Education Initiatives by C. Emmerson, S. McNally and C. Meghir 191  10.1 Introduction: the Evaluation Problem 191  10.2 The Evaluation Problem 192  10.3 Methods of Evaluation 195  10.4 General Equilibrium and Peer Effects 202  10.5 Evaluation in Practice. I. Excellence in Cities 203  10.6 A Summary of Results 208  10.7 Evaluation in Practice. II. Education Maintenance Allowance 210  10.8 Conclusions 215      Chapter Eleven: Education Policy and the Evidence by S. Machin and A. Vignoles 217  11.1 Introduction 217  11.2 Compulsory Schooling 218  11.3 Post-Compulsory Education 221  11.4 Education and the Labour Market 223  11.5 Closing Remarks 225      References 227","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403731673431,"sku":"9780691117348","price":51.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691117348.jpg?v=1730484383","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/whats-the-good-of-education-9780691117348","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}