Economics of Education Review
Volume 26, Number 3
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 10
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Does examination hell pay off ? A cost–benefit analysis of “ ronin” and college education in Japan
Hiroshi Ono
College-bound students in Japan undergo a process of intense preparation known as examination hell. An extreme manifestation of examination hell is the ronin phenomenon. Typically 30% of students... More
pp. 271-284
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For whom the Pell tolls: The response of university tuition to federal grants-in-aid
Larry D. Singell & Joe A. Stone
The Pell grant program is the largest federal program for college students, with support to over three million students at more than 6000 institutions. A prominent question in public debate is... More
pp. 285-295
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The influence of financial aid in leveling group differences in graduating from elite institutions
Sigal Alon
This paper assesses the effectiveness of financial aid in promoting the persistence of black and Hispanic students admitted to the most selective colleges and universities in the United States to... More
pp. 296-311
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Teacher qualifications and early learning: Effects of certification, degree, and experience on first-grade student achievement
Robert G. Croninger, Jennifer King Rice, Amy Rathbun & Masako Nishio
A fundamental issue inherent to education policy is whether teacher qualifications such as certification status, degree level, preparation, and experience predict student achievement. While... More
pp. 312-324
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Understanding the level and causes of teacher turnover: A comparison with other professions
Douglas N. Harris & Scott J. Adams
It is commonly believed that teacher turnover is unusually high and that this is a sign of failure in the education system. Previous studies have tested this idea by comparing teacher turnover with... More
pp. 325-337
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Public versus private university presidents pay levels and structure
James Monks
Existing studies examine the determinants of private university presidents’ compensation, but ignore recent earnings differentials between public and private university presidents. This paper... More
pp. 338-348
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Language skills and earnings: Evidence from a pre-industrial economy in the Bolivian Amazon
Ricardo Godoy, Victoria Reyes-García, Craig Seyfried, Tomás Huanca, William R. Leonard, Thomas McDade, Susan Tanner & Vincent Vadez
Among linguistic minorities of industrial nations proficiency speaking the dominant national language increases earnings and wages, but do similar results apply to autarkic linguistic minorities of... More
pp. 349-360
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Academic performance, childhood economic resources, and the choice to leave school at age 16
Sholeh A. Maani & Guyonne Kalb
A general international observation is that adolescents from disadvantaged families are more likely to leave school at age 16. In this paper we extend the literature on school-leaving decisions by ... More
pp. 361-374
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Using conjoint analysis to estimate employers preferences for key competencies of master level Dutch graduates entering the public health field
R.G. Biesma, M. Pavlova, G.G. van Merode & W. Groot
This paper uses an experimental design to estimate preferences of employers for key competencies during the transition from initial education to the labor market. The study is restricted to... More
pp. 375-386
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A theoretical assessment of regional development effects on the demand for general education
Roki Iwahashi
This study addresses a prospective aspect of general education: through general education, people obtain information about returns to their future specific education, thereby enabling them to... More
pp. 387-394
