Economics of education

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Course syllabus

1. INTRODUCTION – the application of economics to education

2. HUMAN CAPITAL AND EDUCATION
2.1. The basic human capital model
2.2 Investment Appraisal
2.3 Over-Education

3. THE THEORY OF ENROLMENT CHOICE
3.1 Demand for Education
3.2 Allocation of Education

4. THE ROLE OF FIRMS AND GOVERNMENT IN EDUCATION
4.1 The Factor Inputs: Teacher Inputs and Factor Complementarity
4.2 The Role of Government in Education
4.3 How Government Funds Education

5. THEMES IN EDUCATION
5.1 Exclusion of youth from the labour market
5.2 First-job seekers
5.3. Lifelong learning
5.4.Race and education
5.3 Globalisation and global education

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