Economics of Education

Course content

This course uses economic tools and concepts to analyze a variety of issues related to education, including the following: how and why parents, students, and govemments make decisions to invest in education; how education affects social and economic outcomes, including GDP growth and income inequality; how to evaluate the quality of education; how education is financed; the impact of resources on educational quality; and how to design and implement public policies related to education. The course also discusses the reasons that it is difficult to analyze education data and how to overcome those problems.