Browsing by Subject "Returns to education"

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    • Schooling returns, schooling decisions and educational finance 

      Harmon, Colm (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2002)
      Given the presence of significant returns to education, it would seem logical to query why individuals choose to leave school early. This paper examines the evidence on this issue, dealing with both methodological and ...

    • Symposium on the economic returns to education 

      Hyland, Aine (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1998)
      The Second Programme for Economic Expansion, published in 1963, was the first public acknowledgement by the Irish government that expenditure on education was an investment in the nation?s future. It was to be many years ...

    • Symposium on the economic returns to education 

      Walsh, Brendan M. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1998)
      In my contribution to this Symposium I wish to explore two main themes. The first deals with the contribution of education to economic growth at the macro level. In this part I shall discuss the evidence of the importance ...