The Economics of Education, 2nd Edition

Chapter 15

Education production functions: updated evidence from developing countries

Paul Glewwe ^a , Sylvie Lambert ^b , and Qihui Chen ^{c       a} Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States      ^b Paris School of Economics, Paris, France      ^c College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

Abstract

This chapter assesses what economists and other social scientists have learned regarding the effectiveness of various education policies that have been implemented to increase enrollment and promote learning in developing countries. The education production function, which economists often use to portray the education process, is first introduced, along with several ...