Download or read book The Changing Economic Value of Higher Education in Developed Economies written by Richard Barry Freeman and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper analyses the changing economic value of higher education in the major O.E.C.D. countries. The first part of the study examines data on earnings by education or earnings in occupations composed of per- sons with different educational attainments. A second part looks at un- employment rates and the occupations attained by college graduates. Both the relative earnings data and the unemployment and occupational attainment data suggest that the heralded decline in the economic value of higher education in the U.S. is not a unique North American phenomenon, but rather, a general development throughout the developed world. On the basis of evidence on elasticities of substitution and the observed growth in the supply of college graduates the paper suggests that the decline in the premium to the educated reflects movement along a reasonably well-defined demand for graduates schedule due to the growth of the college and university systems of the various countries

Download or read book THE CHANGING ECONOMIC VALUE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN DEVELOPED ECONOMIES A REPORT TO THE OECD written by Richard Barry FREEMAN and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Changing Economic Value of Higher Education in Development Economies written by Richard B. Freeman and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Economics of American Higher Education written by William E. Becker Jr. and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Postsecondary educational institutions in the United States are facing increasing financial stress and waning public support. Unless these trends can be changed, higher education can be expected to stagnate. What, if anything, can be done? As a starting point, advocates of higher education need to more fully recognize the issues associated with the economic mission of higher education and how this mission gets translated into individual student gains, regional growth, and social equity. This requires an understanding of the relationship between the outcomes of higher education and measures of economic productivity and well-being. This volume addresses topics related to the role of postsecondary education in microeconomic development within the United States. At tention is given to the importance of colleges and universities 'in the enhancement of individual students and in the advancement of the com munities and states within which they work. Although several of the chapters in this volume are aimed at research/teaching universities, much of what is presented throughout can be generalized to all of postsecondary education. Little attention, however, is given to the role of higher education in the macroeconomic development of the United States; this topic is covered in our related book, American Higher Education and National Growth.

Download or read book The Economic Value of Higher Education written by Larry L. Leslie and published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Economics of Higher Education written by United States. Education Office and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Universities and Colleges as Economic Drivers written by Jason E. Lane and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local, state, and national economies are facing unprecedented levels of international competition. The current fiscal crisis has hampered the ability of many governments in the developed world to directly facilitate economic growth. At the same time, many governments in the developing world are investing significant new resources into local infrastructure and industry development initiatives. At the heart of the current economic transformation lie our colleges and universities. Through their roles in education, innovation, knowledge transfer, and community engagement, these institutions are working toward spurring economic growth and prosperity. This book brings together leading scholars from a variety of disciplines to assess how universities and colleges exert impact on economic growth. The contributors consider various methodologies, metrics, and data sources that may be used to gauge the performance of diverse higher education institutions in improving economic outcomes in the United States and around the world. Also presented are new typologies of economic development activities and related state policies that are designed to improve understanding of such initiatives and generate new energy and focus for an international community of scholars and practitioners working to formulate new models for how public universities and colleges may lead economic development in their states and communities while still performing their traditional educational functions. Universities and Colleges as Economic Drivers is meant to cultivate greater understanding among elected officials, business representatives, policymakers, and other concerned parties about the central roles universities and colleges play in national, state, and local economies.

Download or read book Economic Challenges in Higher Education written by Charles T. Clotfelter and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last two decades have been a turbulent period for American higher education, with profound demographic shifts, gyrating salaries, and marked changes in the economy. While enrollments rose about 50% in that period, sharp increases in tuition and fees at colleges and universities provoke accusations of inefficiency, even outright institutional greed and irresponsibility. As the 1990s progress, surpluses in the academic labor supply may give way to shortages in many fields, but will there be enough new Ph.D.'s to go around? Drawing on the authors' experience as economists and educators, this book offers an accessible analysis of three crucial economic issues: the growth and composition of undergraduate enrollments, the supply of faculty in the academic labor market, and the cost of operating colleges and universities. The study provides valuable insights for administrators and scholars of education.

Download or read book Higher Education and Economic Growth written by William E. Becker Jr. and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After decades of effortless growth and prosperity, America's postsecondary institutions of education have come under increasing financial stress and waning public support. In part, this stress reflects a slowdown in the real rate of national economic growth and the loss of federal and state revenues for education generally. It also reflects a trend of state legislatures simply giving higher education an ever lower ranking on the list of funding priorities. Postsecondary educational institutions in the United States will continue to face increasing financial stress and waning public support as critics question the contribution of higher education to economic growth, which historically has been a major rationale for funding. Unless the trends in education financing can be changed, higher edu cation can be expected to stagnate. What, if anything, can be done? As a starting point, advocates of higher education need to more fully recognize the important ways in which higher education influences technological change and also is influenced by that change. As demonstrated by the chapters in this book, higher education is not a neutral or passive player in economic growth. This volume addresses topics related to the role of postsecondary education in national economic development within the United States.

Download or read book The Economics of Higher Education written by C. R. Belfield and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 1 Economic benefits of higher education: the economic returns to lifelong learning in OECD countries, Elchanan Cohn and John T. Addison; changes in the rate of return to education in Sweden, Marten O. Palme and Robert E. Wright; the economic returns to college major, quality and performance - a multilevel analysis of recent graduates, Russell W. Rumberger and Scott L. Thomas; does it pay to attend an elite private college? cross-cohort evidence on the effects of college type on earnings, Dominic J. Brewer; the gender earnings gap among college-educated workers, Linda Datcher Loury; higher education as a filter, Kenneth J. Arrow; degrees matter - new evidence on sheepskin effects in the returns to education, David A. Jaeger and Marianne E. Page; health, wealth and happiness - why pursue a higher education?, Joop Hartog and Hessel Oosterbeek; R & D-based models of economic growth, Charles I. Jones; universities as a source of commercial technology - a detailed analysis of university patenting, 1965-1988, Rebecca Henderson, Adam B. Jaffe and Manuel Trajtenberg; public spending on higher education in developing countries - too much or too little?, Nancy Birdsall. Part 2 Student demand and student preferences: student price response in higher education - an update to Leslie and Brinkman, Donald E. Heller; college entry by blacks since 1970 - the role of college costs, family background and the returns to education, Thomas J. Kane. Part 3 Technology and production of higher education: the analytics of the pricing of higher education and other services in which the customers are inputs, Michael Rothschild and Lawrence J. White; evaluating educational inputs in undergraduate education, Robert C. Dolan et al; the determinants of undergraduate grade point average - the relative importance of family background, high school resources and peer group effects, Julian R. Betts and Darlene Morell; determinants of college completion - school quality of stud.

Download or read book Linking Higher Education and Economic Development written by Pundy Pillay and published by African Minds. This book was released on 2010 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finland, South Korea and the state of North Carolina in the United States are three systems that successfully have harnessed higher education in their economic development initiatives. Common to the success of all these systems is, amongst others, the link between economic and education planning, quality public schooling, high tertiary participation rates with institutional differentiation, labour market demand, cooperation and networks, and consensus about the importance of higher education for development. Linking higher education and economic development: Implications for Africa from three successful systems draws together evidence on the three systems, synthesises the key findings, and distils the implications for African countries. The project on which the book is based forms part of a larger study on Universities and Economic Development in Africa, undertaken by the Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa (HERANA). HERANA is co-ordinated by the Centre for Higher Education Transformation in South Africa.

Download or read book Higher Learning Greater Good written by Walter W. McMahon and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-03-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chronic underinvestment in higher education has serious ramifications for both individuals and society. Winner, Best Book in Education, 2009 PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers Winner, Best Book in Education, PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers A college education has long been acknowledged as essential for both personal success and economic growth. But the measurable value of its nonmonetary benefits has until now been poorly understood. In Higher Learning, Greater Good, leading education economist Walter W. McMahon carefully describes these benefits and suggests that higher education accrues significant social and private benefits. McMahon's research uncovers a major skill deficit and college premium in the United States and other OECD countries due to technical change and globalization, which, according to a new preface to the 2017 edition, continues unabated. A college degree brings better job opportunities, higher earnings, and even improved health and longevity. Higher education also promotes democracy and sustainable growth and contributes to reduced crime and lower state welfare and prison costs. These social benefits are substantial in relation to the costs of a college education. Offering a human capital perspective on these and other higher education policy issues, McMahon suggests that poor understanding of the value of nonmarket benefits leads to private underinvestment. He offers policy options that can enable state and federal governments to increase investment in higher education.

Download or read book The Declining Economic Value of Higher Education and the American Social System written by Richard Barry Freeman and published by New York : Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. This book was released on 1976 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Nearly Free University and the Emerging Economy written by Charles Hugh Smith and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the soaring cost of higher education, has the value a college degree been turned upside down. College tuition and fees are up 1000% since 1980. Half of all recent college graduates are jobless or underemployed, revealing a deep disconnect between higher education and the job market. It is no surprise everyone is asking: Where is the return on investment? Is the assumption that higher education returns greater prosperity no longer true? And if this is the case, how does this impact you, your children and grandchildren? We must thoroughly understand the twin revolutions now fundamentally changing our world:The true cost of higher education and an economy that seems to re-shape itself minute to minute.The Nearly Free University and the Emerging Economy clearly describes the underlying dynamics at work - and, more importantly, lays out a new low-cost model for higher education: how digital technology is enabling a revolution in higher education that dramatically lowers costs while expanding the opportunities for students of all ages.The Nearly Free University and the Emerging Economy provides clarity and optimism in a period of the greatest change our educational systems and society have seen.The Nearly Free University and the Emerging Economy offers everyone the tools needed to prosper in the Emerging Economy.

Download or read book Higher Education in a Changing Economy written by Katharine Hanson and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1990 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Economic Value of Education written by Mark Blaug and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises a collection of articles by various authors on different aspects of the economics of education which were previously published between 1964 and 1990.