At last week’s Comparative and International Education Society annual conference in Washington DC, Najeeb Shafiqput together a special panel honoring the work of pioneering education economists Martin Carnoy and George Psacharopoulos (formerly of the World Bank). Martin and George were supervised by Theodore Schultz, a Nobel Prize winning economist, who made human capital theory anContinue reading “What education experts think of returns to schooling”
EDUCACION 3.0: The Struggle for Talent in Latin America
Last week I had the opportunity to discuss Gabriel Sanchez Zinny’s new book EDUCACION 3.0: The Struggle for Talent in Latin America (with James McBride; Books & Books, 2014). The discussion took place in the Washington DC offices of the Bertelsmann Foundation. Author Zinny was on hand to discuss the book. I offered some observations. Gabriel’s bookContinue reading “EDUCACION 3.0: The Struggle for Talent in Latin America”
Comparable estimates of returns to schooling around the world at the AEFP
On February 26 I presented my paper on the returns to education at the annual meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) in Washington DC. Comparable estimates of returns to schooling around the world:
What Works in Education to Get Economies Moving and to Sustain Growth?
What Works in Education to Get Economies Moving and to Sustain Growth?.
What Works in Education to Get Economies Moving and to Sustain Growth?
Last week I gave the Keynote Speech at the 8th Global Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) Dubai and Global Education Forum. I affirmed the important role of education in society in my presentation, “What Works in Education to Get Economies Moving and to Sustain Growth?” I said that education is one of the most powerful tools forContinue reading “What Works in Education to Get Economies Moving and to Sustain Growth?”
Education, economics and public policy 