The Economics of Education: A Comprehensive Overview, Second Edition, offers a comprehensive and current overview of the field of that is broadly accessible economists, researchers and students. This new edition revises the original 50 authoritative articles and adds Developed (US and European) and Developing Country perspectives, reflecting the differences in institutional structures that help to shape teacher labor markets and the effect of competition on student outcomes. Provides international perspectives that describe the origins of key subjects, their major issues and proponents, their landmark studies, and opportunities for future research Increases developing county perspectives and comparisons of cross-country institutions Requires no prior knowledge of the economics of education

Noting that the apprenticeship system of industrial training has seen a resurgence in the past ten years, Smits (researcher at Maastricht U., The Netherlands) and Stromback (economics, Curtin U. of Technology, Australia) use contract theory to frame an economic analysis of the method. A comparative-historical discussion of the tradition is presented, followed by a review of a number of recent models of the training decision in firms, with insights into the contemporary debate on the future of the apprenticeship system. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

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Provides a comprehensive account of the application of economic ideas to the analysis of training. Focuses on theory, empirical evidence and policy.

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