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| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Higher Learning, Greater Good Walter W. McMahon, 2009-03-18 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. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Restoring the Promise Richard K. Vedder, 2019 American higher education is increasingly in trouble. Costs are too high, learning is too little, and underemployment abounds post-graduation. Universities are facing an uncertain and unsettling future with free speech suppression, out-of-control Federal student aid programs, soaring administrative costs, and intercollegiate athletics mired in corruption. Restoring the Promise explores these issues and exposes the federal government's role in contributing to them. With up-to-date discussions of the most recent developments on university campuses, this book is the most comprehensive assessment of universities in recent years, and one that decidedly rejects conventional wisdom. Restoring the Promise is an absolute must-read for those concerned with the future of higher education in America. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Productivity in Higher Education Caroline M. Hoxby, Kevin Stange, 2019-11-22 How do the benefits of higher education compare with its costs, and how does this comparison vary across individuals and institutions? These questions are fundamental to quantifying the productivity of the education sector. The studies in Productivity in Higher Education use rich and novel administrative data, modern econometric methods, and careful institutional analysis to explore productivity issues. The authors examine the returns to undergraduate education, differences in costs by major, the productivity of for-profit schools, the productivity of various types of faculty and of outcomes, the effects of online education on the higher education market, and the ways in which the productivity of different institutions responds to market forces. The analyses recognize five key challenges to assessing productivity in higher education: the potential for multiple student outcomes in terms of skills, earnings, invention, and employment; the fact that colleges and universities are “multiproduct” firms that conduct varied activities across many domains; the fact that students select which school to attend based in part on their aptitude; the difficulty of attributing outcomes to individual institutions when students attend more than one; and the possibility that some of the benefits of higher education may arise from the system as a whole rather than from a single institution. The findings and the approaches illustrated can facilitate decision-making processes in higher education. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Intermediate Microeconomics Patrick M. Emerson, 2019 |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Media, Markets, and Democracy C. Edwin Baker, 2001-11-05 Government interventions in media markets are often criticized for preventing audiences from getting the media products they want. A free press is often asserted to be essential for democracy. The first point is incorrect and the second is inadequate as a policy guide. Part I of this book shows that unique aspects of media products prevent markets from providing for audience desires. Part II shows that four prominent, but different, theories of democracy lead to different conceptions of good journalistic practice, media policy, and proper constitutional principles. Part II makes clear that the choice among democratic theories is crucial for understanding what should be meant by free press. Part III explores international free trade in media products. Contrary to the dominant American position, it shows that Parts I and II's economic and democratic theory justify deviations from free trade in media products. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Why They Kill Richard Rhodes, 2000-10-10 Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, brings his inimitable vision, exhaustive research, and mesmerizing prose to this timely book that dissects violence and offers new solutions to the age old problem of why people kill. Lonnie Athens was raised by a brutally domineering father. Defying all odds, Athens became a groundbreaking criminologist who turned his scholar's eye to the problem of why people become violent. After a decade of interviewing several hundred violent convicts--men and women of varied background and ethnicity, he discovered violentization, the four-stage process by which almost any human being can evolve into someone who will assault, rape, or murder another human being. Why They Kill is a riveting biography of Athens and a judicious critique of his seminal work, as well as an unflinching investigation into the history of violence. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Improving Measurement of Productivity in Higher Education National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Testing and Assessment, Committee on National Statistics, Panel on Measuring Higher Education Productivity: Conceptual Framework and Data Needs, 2013-01-18 Higher education is a linchpin of the American economy and society: teaching and research at colleges and universities contribute significantly to the nation's economic activity, both directly and through their impact on future growth; federal and state governments support teaching and research with billions of taxpayers' dollars; and individuals, communities, and the nation gain from the learning and innovation that occur in higher education. In the current environment of increasing tuition and shrinking public funds, a sense of urgency has emerged to better track the performance of colleges and universities in the hope that their costs can be contained without compromising quality or accessibility. Improving Measurement of Productivity in Higher Education presents an analytically well-defined concept of productivity in higher education and recommends empirically valid and operationally practical guidelines for measuring it. In addition to its obvious policy and research value, improved measures of productivity may generate insights that potentially lead to enhanced departmental, institutional, or system educational processes. Improving Measurement of Productivity in Higher Education constructs valid productivity measures to supplement the body of information used to guide resource allocation decisions at the system, state, and national levels and to assist policymakers who must assess investments in higher education against other compelling demands on scarce resources. By portraying the productive process in detail, this report will allow stakeholders to better understand the complexities of-and potential approaches to-measuring institution, system and national-level performance in higher education. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: The Case against Education Bryan Caplan, 2019-08-20 Why we need to stop wasting public funds on education Despite being immensely popular—and immensely lucrative—education is grossly overrated. Now with a new afterword by Bryan Caplan, this explosive book argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As only to forget most of what they learn after the final exam, why decades of growing access to education have not resulted in better jobs for average workers, how employers reward workers for costly schooling they rarely ever use, and why cutting education spending is the best remedy. Romantic notions about education being good for the soul must yield to careful research and common sense—The Case against Education points the way. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Identifying Human Capital Externalities Antonio Ciccone, Giovanni Peri, 2002 |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: "Are Economists Basically Immoral?" Paul T. Heyne, 2008 Art Economists Basically Immoral? and Other Essays on Economics, Ethics, and Religion is a collection of Heyne's essays focused on an issue that preoccupied him throughout his life and which concerns many free-market skeptics - namely, how to reconcile the apparent selfishness of a free-market economy with ethical behavior. Written with the nonexpert in mind, and in a highly engaging style, these essays will interest students of economics, professional economists with an interest in ethical and theological topics, and Christians who seek to explore economic issues.--BOOK JACKET. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: At a Crossroads María Marta Ferreyra, Ciro Avitabile, Javier Botero à?lvarez, Francisco Haimovich Paz, 2017-05-18 Higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean has expanded dramatically in the past 15 years, as the average gross enrollment rate has more than doubled, and many new institutions and programs have been opened. Although higher education access has become more equitable, and higher education supply has become more varied, many of the 'new' students in the system are, on average, less academically ready than are their more advantaged counterparts. Furthermore, only half of higher education students, on average, complete their degree, and labor market returns to higher education vary greatly across institutions and programs. Thus, higher education is at a crossroads today. Given the region's urgency to raise productivity in a low-growth, fiscally constrained environment, going past this crossroads requires the formation of skilled human capital fast and efficiently. 'At a Crossroads: Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean' contributes to the discussion by studying quality, variety, and equity of higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean. The book presents comprehensive evidence on the recent higher education expansion and evolution of higher education labor market returns. Using novel data and state-of-the-art methods, it studies demand and supply drivers of the recent expansion. It investigates the behavior of institutions and students and explores the unintended consequences of large-scale higher education policies. Framing the analysis are the singular characteristics of the higher education market and the market segmentation induced by the variety of students and institutions in the system. At this crossroads, a role emerges for incentives, information, accountability, and choice. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Economics of Higher Education Robert K. Toutkoushian, Michael B. Paulsen, 2016-03-18 This book examines the many ways in which economic concepts, theories and models can be used to examine issues in higher education. The topics explored in the book include how students make college-going decisions, the payoffs to students and society from going to college, markets for higher education services, demand and supply in markets for higher education, why and how state and federal governments intervene in higher education markets, college and university revenues and expenditures, how institutions use net-pricing strategies and non-price product-differentiation strategies to pursue their goals and to compete in higher education markets, as well as issues related to faculty labor markets. The book is written for both economists and non-economists who study higher education issues and provides readers with background information and thorough explanations and illustrations of key economic concepts. In addition to reviewing the contributions economists have made to the study of higher education, it also examines recent research in each of the major topical areas. The book is policy-focused and each chapter analyses how contemporary higher education policies affect the behaviour of students, faculty and/or institutions of higher education. Toutkoushian and Paulsen attempted a daunting task: to write a book on the economics of higher education for non-economists that is also useful to economists. A book that could be used for reference and as a textbook for higher education classes in economics, finance, and policy. They accomplish this tough balancing act with stunning success in a large volume that will serve as the go-to place for anyone interested in the history and current thinking on the economics of higher education.” William E. Becker, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Economics, Indiana University |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Scarcity of Science and Engineering Students in the Netherlands Joëlle Noailly, 2005 Schaarste aan afgestudeerden in bèta en techniek kan een potentiële reden zijn voor de overheid om beleid te ontwikkelen, omdat R & D gekarakteriseerd wordt door positieve externe effecten en bèta's een belangrijke rol hebben in het doen van R & D. In dit rapport onderzoeken we of het stimuleren van de deelname aan bètastudies een effectief instrument is voor het bevorderen van R & D-activiteiten in Nederland. Allereerst is gekeken naar de situatie op de arbeidsmarkt voor bèta's. We vinden geen aanwijzingen voor schaarste aan bèta's. Hun arbeidsmarktpositie verslechterde zelfs ten opzichte van andere afgestudeerden. De toenemende internationalisering van de arbeidsmarkt voor bèta's kan een verklaring zijn voor de problemen die werkgevers ondervinden bij de werving van personeel. Wat betreft beleid komen we tot de conclusie dat het vergroten van de hoeveelheid afgestudeerde bèta's weinig effectief is ter stimulering van R & D. Meer dan de helft van de afgestudeerde bèta's komt niet in R & D-banen terecht. De toenemende internationalisering van de arbeidsmarkt van bèta's kan de aantrekkelijkheid van bètaopleidingen verminderen. Scarcity of science and engineering (S & E) graduates could potentially call for government intervention, because of the role of S & E's in R & D, and because R & D in turn is characterised by positive spillovers. In this report, we investigate whether policies that stimulate enrolment in S & E-studies are effective at increasing R & D-activity. First, we analyse the situation on the Dutch labour market for S & E graduates. We do not find evidence for scarcity of S & E graduates. Rather, the labour market position vis-à-vis other graduates weakened. A possible explanation to reconcile this conclusion with a widely felt concern of S & E shortages among employers is increasing internationalisation of the S & E labour market. Concerning policy, we argue that expanding the stock of S & E graduates is not very effective for boosting R & D activity. More than half the number of S & E graduates do not end up working in R & D. The increasing internationalisation of the S & E labour market can diminish the attractiveness of S & E courses. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Communities in Action National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States, 2017-04-27 In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome. |
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| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Going Broke by Degree Richard K. Vedder, 2004 Economist Richard Vedder examines the causes of the college tuition crisis and explores ways to reverse this alarming trend. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: The Rebirth of Education Lant Pritchett, 2013-09-30 Despite great progress around the world in getting more kids into schools, too many leave without even the most basic skills. In India’s rural Andhra Pradesh, for instance, only about one in twenty children in fifth grade can perform basic arithmetic. The problem is that schooling is not the same as learning. In The Rebirth of Education, Lant Pritchett uses two metaphors from nature to explain why. The first draws on Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom’s book about the difference between centralized and decentralized organizations, The Starfish and the Spider. Schools systems tend be centralized and suffer from the limitations inherent in top-down designs. The second metaphor is the concept of isomorphic mimicry. Pritchett argues that many developing countries superficially imitate systems that were successful in other nations— much as a nonpoisonous snake mimics the look of a poisonous one. Pritchett argues that the solution is to allow functional systems to evolve locally out of an environment pressured for success. Such an ecosystem needs to be open to variety and experimentation, locally operated, and flexibly financed. The only main cost is ceding control; the reward would be the rebirth of education suited for today’s world. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Economic Growth and Sustainable Development Peter N. Hess, 2013-04-26 Economic growth, reflected in increases in national output per capita, makes possible an improved material standard of living. Sustainable development, popularly and concisely defined as ‘meeting the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs,' directly addresses the utilization of natural resources, the state of the environment, and intergenerational equity. Fundamental questions addressed in this textbook include: What causes economic growth? Why do some countries grow faster than others? What accounts for the extraordinary growth in the world’s population over the past two centuries? What are the current trends in population and will these trends continue? Are there limits to economic growth and population growth due to resource constraints and environmental thresholds? Is sustainable development compatible with economic growth? Can sustainable development be attained without addressing the extreme poverty that afflicts over a billion of the world’s population? This interdisciplinary textbook uses a blend of formal models, empirical evidence, history and policy to provide a coherent and comprehensive treatment of economic growth and sustainable development. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Land of Hope Wilfred M. McClay, 2020-09-22 For too long we’ve lacked a compact, inexpensive, authoritative, and compulsively readable book that offers American readers a clear, informative, and inspiring narrative account of their country. Such a fresh retelling of the American story is especially needed today, to shape and deepen young Americans’ sense of the land they inhabit, help them to understand its roots and share in its memories, all the while equipping them for the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship in American society The existing texts simply fail to tell that story with energy and conviction. Too often they reflect a fragmented outlook that fails to convey to American readers the grand trajectory of their own history. This state of affairs cannot continue for long without producing serious consequences. A great nation needs and deserves a great and coherent narrative, as an expression of its own self-understanding and its aspirations; and it needs to be able to convey that narrative to its young effectively. Of course, it goes without saying that such a narrative cannot be a fairy tale of the past. It will not be convincing if it is not truthful. But as Land of Hope brilliantly shows, there is no contradiction between a truthful account of the American past and an inspiring one. Readers of Land of Hope will find both in its pages. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Education and International Development Tristan McCowan, Elaine Unterhalter, 2021-08-12 Education and International Development provides an introduction to the debates on education and international development, giving an overview of the history, influential theories, key concepts, areas of achievement and emerging trends in policy and practice. Written by leading academics from Canada, India, Netherlands, South Africa, UK, USA, and New Zealand, this second edition has been fully updated in light of recent changes in the field, such as the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals and the increased focus on environmental sustainability and equality. The book includes three new chapters on private providers, decolonisation and learning outcomes as well as a range of pedagogical features including key concept boxes, biographies of influential thinkers and practitioners, further reading lists, questions for reflection and debate, and case studies from around the developing world. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Education and the State E. G. West, Institute of Economic Affairs (Great Britain), 1970 |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Handbook of Labor Economics Orley Ashenfelter, David Card, 1999-11-18 A guide to the continually evolving field of labour economics. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Higher Education in Asia UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2014 As demand for tertiary education continues to rise across Asia, countries are expanding their higher education systems outwards by constructing new universities, hiring more faculty and encouraging private provision. Many of these systems are also moving upwards by introducing new graduate programmes to ensure that there are enough qualified professors and researchers for the future. Based on data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and a diverse range of national and international sources, this report provides a comprehensive view to evaluate different strategies to expand graduate education. Special focus is given to middle-income countries in the region which have recently experienced the most dramatic growth through an innovative mix of policies. For example, interventions aimed at improving university rankings may be controversial but are nonetheless reshaping university reforms. The report highlights the pros and cons by comparing the three most commonly-used university ranking systems. Across the region, countries are not simply seeking to accommodate more students - they are striving to build top-quality universities that can produce the research and workforce needed for national economic development. So this report presents a range of data to better evaluate the economic benefits flowing from university research, as well as the spillover effects to the private sector. The authors also analyse the ways in which international collaboration can boost the productivity and quality of university-based research. Overall, this report provides the data and analysis to help countries weigh the balance of different policies to expand their higher education systems. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Contemporary Issues in Microeconomics Joseph E. Stiglitz, Martin Guzman, 2016-04-29 With contributions from international scholars, this second volume by Joseph Stiglitz and Martin Guzman comprises of theoretical, empirical, and policy-based chapters which carefully utilize theory and data analysis. Part I focuses on the issues of global inequality, poverty measurement and security. Part II turns to the issue of income contingent loans (ICL), where the repayment in any year depends on the annual income of the individual. These loans have proven to be an especially effective way of financing higher education, but there has been experimentation of the use of these loans in several other areas. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Intermediate Microeconomics with Microsoft Excel Humberto Barreto, 2009-06-15 This unique text uses Microsoft Excel® workbooks to instruct students. In addition to explaining fundamental concepts in microeconomic theory, readers acquire a great deal of sophisticated Excel skills and gain the practical mathematics needed to succeed in advanced courses. In addition to the innovative pedagogical approach, the book features explicitly repeated use of a single central methodology, the economic approach. Students learn how economists think and how to think like an economist. With concrete, numerical examples and novel, engaging applications, interest for readers remains high as live graphs and data respond to manipulation by the user. Finally, clear writing and active learning are features sure to appeal to modern practitioners and their students. The website accompanying the text is found at www.depauw.edu/learn/microexcel. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Research Anthology on Preparing School Administrators to Lead Quality Education Programs Management Association, Information Resources, 2020-07-24 The delivery of quality education to students relies heavily on the actions of an institution’s administrative staff. Effective leadership strategies allow for the continued progress of modern educational initiatives. It is crucial to investigate how effective administrators lead their organizations in challenging and difficult times and promote the accomplishments of their organization. Research Anthology on Preparing School Administrators to Lead Quality Education Programs is a vital reference source that offers theoretical and pedagogical research concerning the management of educational systems on both the national and international scale. It also explores academic administration as well as administrative effectiveness in achieving organizational goals. Highlighting a range of topics such as strategic planning, human resources, and school culture, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for educators, administrators, principals, superintendents, board members, researchers, academicians, policymakers, and students. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Trends in Higher Education James E. Cruthers, 2007 Higher education is a complex package of issues which never seems to leave the limelight. The primary wedge issues are tuition cost, access, accountability, financial aid, government funding, sports and their place within higher education, academic results, societal gains as a whole in terms of international competition, and continuing education. This book examines current leading edge issues from around the world which will play a role in this crucial sector of human endeavour including family educational rights, student loans, tax credits and international studies. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: India Infrastructure Report 2012 Idfc Foundation, 2016-04-08 Today, India’s education sector remains a victim of poor policies, restrictive regulations and orthodoxy. Despite being enrolled in schools, children are not learning adequately. Increasingly, parents are seeking alternatives through private inputs in school and tuition. Students are dropping out from secondary school in spite of high financial returns of secondary education, and those who do complete it have inferior conceptual knowledge. Higher education is over-regulated and under-governed, keeping away serious private providers and reputed global institutes. Graduates from high schools, colleges and universities are not readily employable, and few are willing to pay for skill development. Ironically, the Right to Education Act, if strictly enforced, will result in closure of thousands of non-state schools, and millions of poor children will be left without access to education. Eleventh in the series, India Infrastructure Report 2012 discusses challenges in the education sector — elementary, secondary, higher, and vocational — and explores strategies for constructive change and opportunities for the private sector. It suggests that immediate steps are required to reform the sector to reap the benefits from India’s ‘demographic dividend’ due to a rise in the working age population. Result of a collective effort led by the IDFC Foundation, this Report brings together a range of perspectives from academics, researchers and practitioners committed to enhancing educational practices. It will be an invaluable resource for policymakers, researchers and corporates. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Critical Perspectives on Economics of Education Silvia Mendolia, Martin O'Brien, Alfredo R. Paloyo, Oleg Yerokhin, 2022-05-18 This book brings together leading scholars in the field to provide insights on economics of education. The book begins with an overview of education and human capacity development and looks at the production of education through individuals’ learning, education financing, and the role of individual circumstances. It also analyses the complex relationship between education and mobility and highlights what key challenges for education systems in a global world are. Each chapter provides detailed analysis of interesting and policy-relevant topics in the fields of education economics and human capacity development. This book is a useful reference for those who wish to understand the changing landscape and models of higher education in the context of digital advances and innovation. It will also be of interest to those in the areas of education and training. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Handbook of Philosophy of Education Randall Curren, 2022-10-26 The Handbook of Philosophy of Education is a comprehensive guide to the most important questions about education that are being addressed by philosophers today. Authored by an international team of distinguished philosophers, its thirty-five chapters address fundamental, timely, and controversial questions about educational aims, justice, policy, and practices. Part I (Fundamental Questions) addresses the aims of education, authority to educate, the roles of values and evidence in guiding educational choices, and fundamental questions about human cognition, learning, well-being, and identity. Part II (Virtues of Mind and Character) is concerned with the educational formation of personal attributes that are often seen as essential to flourishing individuals and societies. This section includes chapters on the cultivation of intellectual and character virtues, the nature and formation of expertise, Stoic virtues, and intellectual vices. Part III (Education and Justice) addresses fundamental and emerging issues of educational justice, from equal educational opportunity, racial domination, and linguistic justice in education, to educational problems of mass migration, global educational justice, the education of working children around the world, and the costs of higher education and upward mobility. Part IV (Educational Practices) addresses controversial aspects of contemporary education – pedagogical, curricular, and managerial practices – that deserve careful examination. These include controversies surrounding free speech and instruction in controversial issues; anti-racist, sustainability, and sex education; and the unfulfilled promises and demoralizing impact of high-stakes accountability schemes. The format and jargon-free writing in this volume ensure that topics are interesting and accessible, helping facilitate the work of advanced students and professionals in Education. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Higher Education and the Creative Economy Roberta Comunian, Abigail Gilmore, 2016-03-10 Since the DCMS Creative Industries Mapping Document highlighted the key role played by creative activities in the UK economy and society, the creative industries agenda has expanded across Europe and internationally. They have the support of local authorities, regional development agencies, research councils, arts and cultural agencies and other sector organisations. Within this framework, higher education institutions have also engaged in the creative agenda, but have struggled to define their role in this growing sphere of activities. Higher Education and the Creative Economy critically engages with the complex interconnections between higher education, geography, cultural policy and the creative economy. This book is organised into four sections which articulate the range of dynamics that can emerge between higher education and the creative economy: partnership and collaboration across Higher Education institutions and the creative and cultural industries; the development of creative human capital; connections between arts schools and local art scenes; and links with broader policy directions and work. Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 3.0 license. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Quality Assurance in Higher Education Don F. Westerheijden, Bjorn Stensaker, Maria Joao Rosa, 2007-09-04 By bringing together leading experts on quality assurance in higher education from seven countries (from Europe, the USA and South Africa), this volume intends to go several steps further than most publications on the same subject. Containing comprehensive discussion of the most relevant trends in quality assurance regulation, translation and transformation, researchers and policy makers will find an engaged, academic reflection on how quality assurance is embedded in higher education and in a dynamic way to assess its impacts and potential improvements. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: How College Students Succeed Nicholas A. Bowman, 2023-07-03 Receiving a college education has perhaps never been more important than it is today. While its personal, societal, and overall economic benefits are well documented, too many college students fail to complete their postsecondary education. As colleges and universities are investing substantial resources into efforts to counter these attrition rates and increase retention, they are mostly unaware of the robust literature on student success that is often bounded in disciplinary silos. The purpose of this book is to bring together in a single volume the extensive knowledge on college student success. It includes seven chapters from authors who each synthesize the literature from their own field of study, or perspective. Each describes the theories, models, and concepts they use; summarizes the key findings from their research; and provides implications for practice, policy, and/or research. The disciplinary chapters offer perspectives from higher education, public policy, behavioral economics, social psychology, STEM, sociology, and critical and post-structural theory. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: The Finance of Higher Education Michael B. Paulsen, John C. Smart, 2001 A wide-ranging examination of the governmental and institutional policies and practices, and essential theories and areas of research that in combination establish the foundation, explore and extend the boundaries, and expand the base of knowledge in the |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Reforming Vietnamese Higher Education Nhai Thi Nguyen, Ly Thi Tran, 2019-11-01 This book deepens readers’ conceptual understanding of and provides practical insights into Vietnam’s higher education reforms. Globalisation has had profound impacts on higher education worldwide, creating transnational linkages and junctures, as well as disjunctures. At the same time, it has generated fluidities, hybridities and mobilities. Within the postcolonial context of Vietnam, it is imperative to identify the unique global traits that characterise the Vietnamese higher education system. The book focuses specifically on key aspects of culture and values that are decisive to the reform of Vietnamese higher education under the forces of globalisation. It critically examines how global forces have shaped and reshaped Vietnam’s higher education landscape. At the same time, the book explores local demands on Vietnamese higher education, and deciphers how higher education institutions are responding to globalisation, internationalisation and local demands. Based on empirical research, theoretical approaches and the experiences of researchers from Vietnam and overseas, it addresses critical perspectives on the aspects fundamental to the reform of Vietnamese higher education and outlines viable paths for the future. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Analysis of Proposed Tax and Savings Incentives for Higher Education United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Taxation, 1997 |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Essentials of Education Policy William Ewell, 2024-12-05 Essentials of Education Policy improves students’ and educational leaders’ understanding of the complex education policy system in the U.S. Through an applied pedagogical approach that connects analytical concepts from public policy and education research to professional practice, the book offers academic content and applications for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education leaders. Grounded in pillars of policy studies – educational foundations, governance structures and policy subsystems, the policy process, and specific policy issues – the book provides educational leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to solve fundamental inequities in American education and empowers them to become change agents. This engaging textbook will be essential reading for students and scholars in Education Policy, Leadership, and Educational Foundations, as well as for educational leaders. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: The Origins of Happiness Andrew E. Clark, Sarah Flèche, Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee, George Ward, 2019-08-27 A new perspective on life satisfaction and well-being over the life course What makes people happy? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionize how we think about human priorities and to promote public policy changes that are based on what really matters to people. Drawing on a range of evidence using large-scale data from various countries, the authors consider the key factors that affect human well-being, including income, education, employment, family conflict, health, childcare, and crime. The Origins of Happiness offers a groundbreaking new vision for how we might become more healthy, happy, and whole. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: State and Market in Higher Education Reforms Hans G. Schuetze, Germán Álvarez Mendiola, Diane Conrad, 2012-09-05 Universities have never been static. Even so, it is fair to say they have experienced a most radical transformation in the past twenty years. During this period, the role and responsibility of the state generally have been broadly limited while allowing ‘market forces’--private ownership and control--more influence. But even where the state is still the main provider or funder, it relies increasingly on ‘market mechanisms’, for example contractual relations between state and institutions, competition among providers for resources, and external assessment of ‘outputs’ which means the results or impact of what universities do, in particular teaching and research. The new terminology speaks of price and competition, inputs and outputs, resources, cost and benefits, demand and supply, provider and customer, consumers and investors, quality control and accountability. Education, and post-secondary education especially are increasingly seen as matters for markets. Formal post-secondary education becomes a service, commercialized and traded across national borders. This volume on changing relationship between state and market, contains, besides an introductory analytic overview of the issues, accounts from different countries, regions, and thematic perspectives. Chapter authors describe and analyze government reforms and other developments that have directly or indirectly affected this relationship. Although the geographical focus is on North America, especially Mexico, South East Asia and Europe, the phenomenon is not limited to these regions and countries but worldwide. |
| because there are positive externalities from higher education: Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2008, Regional Justin Yifu Lin, Boris Pleskovic, 2008-01-01 This annual conference is a global gathering of the world's leading scholars and practitioners. Among the attendees are participants from developing countries, think tanks, NGOs, and international institutions. These papers concern issues such as: Higher Education and International Migration in Asia: Brain Circulation; Interfaces in Higher Education: Two Sector in Sync?; Financing Higher Education: Lessons from developed economies, options for developing economies; Well-springs of Modern Economic Growth: Higher Education, Innovation and Local Economic Development; Higher Education, Innovation. |
Externalities and subsidization of higher education - EconStor
With respect to positive externalities of higher education, the story reads as follows: When there are positive externalities, society benefits from better educated people beyond what these …
Education externalities urope 34e
In principle, externalities can be positive or negative (e.g., environmental pollution), but when it comes to education, we think mostly of positive externalities. Educational externalities can be …
Higher Education and the Market
2.1 Positive Externalities Investment in human capital through higher education was seen as good for the nation, largely through supporting economic growth. This in part justified public support …
The External Social Benefits of Higher Education: Introduction …
The articles that focus on higher education externalities provide empirical estimates of specific external benefits at higher, secondary, and primary levels of education worldwide as well as in …
The external benefits of higher education - Strath
External returns to education (or externalities) refer to benefits to wider society from higher average levels of edu-cation. These are expressed in terms of higher productivity and result in …
Optimal higher education enrollment and productivity …
We investigate externalities in higher education enrollment over the course of development in a two-sector model. Each sector works with only one type of labor, skilled or unskilled, and …
An Economic Theory of Education Externalities: Effects of
The reason why education has positive externalities has usually been explained based on the concept of human capital, particularly in studies of endogenous growth (Romer, 1986, 1990a, …
Positive consumption externalities - IB Economics
Correction of positive consumption externalities involves either increasing demand and shifting the MPB curve towards the MSB curve through legislation or education and awareness creation. …
LNEE 112 - Higher Education: Public Good or Private Good?
Because education, specifically higher education, satisfies all the three essential features of public goods: they are non-excludable, non-rivalrous and they produce externalities.
Do higher levels of education and skills in an area benefit …
Economic theory suggests that there are external benefits of education, such as learning from peers and synergies in problem-solving. Empirical studies find a positive correlation between …
The External Social Benefits of Higher Education: Theory, …
The extended model also shows how higher education externalities contribute directly to ‘total factor productivity growth’ as an important life-long source of the well-being of graduates and...
Social and Spill-Over Benefits as Motivating Factors to …
major qualitative positive externalities from education. Further societal benefits apart from better educated population include the substantial progressive decrease of unemployment rates, …
Migration, Education, and Externalities - iosrjournals.org
Positive Externalities: Increased education – greater economic productivity, lower unemployment rate, greater household mobility and higher rates of political participation. Examples are: Public …
Measuring external benefits of higher education: a CGE …
In this paper the macroeconomic impacts of external benefits of higher education are estimated using the “micro-to-macro” simulation approach. We explore two types of externalities:...
5.4 Positive externalities of production and consumption
When there is a positive production externality, the free market underallocates resources to the production of the good: too few resources are allocated to its production, and too little of it is …
Is Public Schooling a Public Good? An Analysis of Schooling …
May 9, 2018 · In order to place public schooling into one of the remaining two categories, I first assess all of the theoretical positive and negative externalities resulting from public schooling …
Do higher levels of education and skills in an area benefit …
Economic theory suggests that there are external benefits of education in an area, such as learning from peers and synergies in problem-solving. Empirical studies find a positive …
Externalities: Problems and Solutions - University of California, …
First, you must assess whether the externality is associ-ated with producing a good or with consuming a good. Then, you must assess whether the externality is positive or negative. Are …
Measuring the value of externalities from higher …
Externalities occur when one party’s action imposes costs or benefits on another party and the effect is not transmitted through usual market …
Externalities and subsidization of higher ed…
With respect to positive externalities of higher education, the story reads as follows: When there are positive externalities, society benefits from …
Education externalities urope 34e
In principle, externalities can be positive or negative (e.g., environmental pollution), but when it comes to education, we think mostly …
Higher Education and the Market
2.1 Positive Externalities Investment in human capital through higher education was seen as good for the nation, largely through supporting …
Estimating the social return to higher education: evide…
For example, the sharing of knowledge and skills through formal andinformal interaction may generate positive externalities across workers. 1 Alter …
