In this paper we focus on education as a private decision to invest in “human capital” and the
estimation of the rate of return to that private investment. While the literature is replete with …

In this ā paper we provide an analytical review of previous estimates of the rate of return on
schooling investments and measure how these estimates vary by country, over time, and by …

Even though some countries track students into differing‐ability schools by age 10, others
keep their entire secondary‐school system comprehensive. To estimate the effects of such …

The paper examines the effects of pupil-teacher ratios and type of school on educational
attainment and wages using the British National Child Development Survey (NCDS). The …

We explore the effect of bullying at school on the educational attainment of a sample of
individuals drawn from the British National Child Development Study (NCDS). Our empirical …

The report by Professors Ángel de la Fuente and Antonio Ciccone looks into the economic
return on investment in human resources as compared with other investments. It links this …

This paper uses data from the 1991 sweep of the National Child Development Study
(NCDS) and the 1998 Labour Force Survey (LFS) to provide a comprehensive analysis of …

Mental illness is associated with large costs to individuals and society. Education improves
various health outcomes but little work has been done on mental illness. To obtain unbiased …

Volumes have been written about the value of more and better education. But is there
sufficient evidence to support the commonly held belief that we, as individuals and as a …

This paper uses data from the Labour Force Survey over the period 1996–2002 to
investigate the returns to a detailed list of academic and vocational qualifications. In …