Economics of Education Review
Volume 24, Number 6
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 6
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Teacher turnover and non-pecuniary factors
Torberg Falch & Bjarne Strøm
This paper studies teacher mobility using matched employee–employer panel data from Norwegian primary and lower secondary schools. The Norwegian institutional setup with completely centralized wage... More
pp. 611-631
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Gender gap in returns to schooling in Palestine
Yousef Daoud
This study provides estimates of the private returns to schooling in Palestine utilizing eight quarterly labor force surveys for 1999 and 2001. This period was chosen to investigate the... More
pp. 633-649
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The demand for higher education in The Netherlands, 1950–1999
Erik Canton & Frank de Jong
This paper investigates the role of economic factors in the university enrollment decision for the post-war period in The Netherlands. We include those factors standing at the heart of the idea... More
pp. 651-663
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Gender imbalance in college applications: Does it lead to a preference for men in the admissions process?
Sandy Baum & Eban Goodstein
Using data from 13 liberal arts colleges, we test for a preference for men in the college admissions process. We find that gender does matter, but in a complex way. Men do appear to be given... More
pp. 665-675
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School district size and student educational attainment: evidence from Denmark
Eskil Heinesen
This paper analyses the effects of the size of school districts on educational attainment of students after compulsory school in Denmark. Using administrative microdata for individual students and ... More
pp. 677-689
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Growing up in an intact vs. non-intact family and the transition from school to permanent work: A gender approach for Spain in 2000
Juan A. Cañada-Vicinay
This paper explores the influence of marital disruption and family environment on three major events that mark the transition from adolescence to young adulthood for children between the ages of 16... More
pp. 691-704
