The Economics of Education: Human Capital, Family Background and Inequality

In an important contribution to educational policy, Daniele Checchi offers an economic perspective on the demand and supply of education. He explores the reasons why, beyond a certain point, investment in education has not resulted in reductions in social inequalities. Starting with the seminal work of Gary Becker, Checchi provides an extensive survey of the literature on human capital and social capital formation. He draws on individual data on intergenerational transmission of income and education for the USA, Germany and Italy, as well as aggregate data on income and educational inequality for a much wider range of countries.

Author: Daniele Checchi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03/27/2006
Pages: 292
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.46w x 0.93d
ISBN: 9780521793100

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2006 pg. 529

About the Author
Checchi, Daniele: - Daniele Checchi is Professor of Economics at the University of Milan. He has published books on income inequality and the economics of education, and articles in refereed journals on the intergenerational mobility of incomes and labour market institutions.

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