Progress in educational development in the world since 1900 has been slow and uneven between countries. Providing basic education for all children in developing countries has been and remains an unmet challenge of governments and international organizations alike. This is in sharp contrast to...

Internal rates of return to investment in education are estimated on the basis of the marginal social product of labor instead of the observed earnings. A comparison of the shadow to the actual rates of return to investment in labor skills suggested that privately advantageous decisions with...

Economics of Education: Research and Studies reviews key topics in the field of economics of education since 1960s. This book is organized into 12 parts. Part I and Part II focus on the supply side of human capital and narrower aspects of human capital creation by means of education. Subsequent...