The Economics of Education: Is That All There Is?.

Klees, Steven J.

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Economics of Education: Is That All There Is?

Klees, Steven J.

Comparative Education Review, v35 n4 p721-34 Nov 1991

Criticizes the state of educational economics through a review of "Economics of Education: Research and Studies" (G. Psacharopoulos, ed.) and "The Economics of Education and the Education of an Economist" (M. Blaug). Charges that educational economists have ignored external challenges and devastating technical and conceptual problems in empirical work. (SV)

Descriptors: Book Reviews, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Impact, Economic Research, Educational Economics, Educational Research, Educational Status Comparison, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Income, Research Problems

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Language: English

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