Bøger af Caroline Hoxby

"This book provides a comprehensive treatment, with chapters that examine the returns to undergrad education, how costs differ by major, the productivity of for-profit schools, the productivity of various types of faculty, how online education has affected the market, and more. This work addresses the five challenges to assessing productivity in higher ed: multiple outcomes, the "multi-product" nature of institutions, selection, attribution, and the public nature of some benefits"--

Combining the results of empirical research with analyses of the basic economic forces underlying local educational markets, this text presents evidence concerning the impact of school choice on student achievement, school productivity, and teachers.