continent:"North America" country:"United States" city:"Cambridge, Massachusetts" authors:"Levy, Frank" tags:" mid-career training"
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This class discusses the economic aspects of current issues in education, using both economic theory and econometric and institutional readings. Topics include discussion of basic human capital theory, the growing impact of education on earnings and earnings inequality, statistical issues in determining the true rate of return to education, the labor market for teachers, implications of the impact of computers on the demand for worker skills, the effectiveness of mid-career training for adult workers, the roles of school choice, charter schools, state standards and educational technology in improving K-12 education, and the issue of college financial aid.
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