{"product_id":"9783662425862","title":"Kieler Studien - Kiel Studies","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKieler Studien - Kiel Studies\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWößmann, Ludger\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book presents a thorough economic analysis of both the determinants and the consequences of international differences in schooling quality. It is shown that cross-country differences in quality-adjusted human capital can account for a substantial part of the international variation in economic development. However, large increases in per-student spending over recent decades were not matched by increases in student achievement in most countries. In a simple principal-agent model, the book stresses the importance of institutional features of the schooling system such as central examinations, school autonomy, and private-sector competition. Microeconometric estimations based on data for more than a quarter of a million students reveal that international differences in these institutions, rather than differences in resources, can explain the large international differences in schooling quality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-08-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783662425862\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-662-42584-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 244cm x170cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 228\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47666932154508,"sku":"9783662425862","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783662425862.jpg?v=1776451440","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783662425862","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}