| SES # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | Introduction: Defining the educational problem |
| 3 | Human capital theory: The basic economic perspective on education |
| 4 | Early childhood education: How important? (PDF) |
| 5 | When did earnings become so dependent on education? (PDF) |
| 6-7 | Do our regression estimates overestimate the impact of education on earnings? The case of ability bias. (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| 7-8 | If the return to education is real, does it reflect skills learned or is it a signal? (PDF) |
| 9-10 | Why has the rate of return to education increased? (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| 11 | What skills are now rewarded in the workplace? (PDF) |
| 12 | Midterm (PDF) |
| 13-14 | Do smaller classes raise achievement? (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| 15-16 | School vouchers and parental choice (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| 17-18 | School accountability, standards and testing (PDF) |
| 19-20 | Teacher quality and teacher training (PDF) |
| 21-22 | Can technology complement what teachers do? (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| 23 | Higher education: Basic issues and structure (PDF) |
| 24-25 | Higher education policy (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| 26 | Wrap up |