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Author Owen, John D.

Title Why our kids don't study : an economist's perspective / John D. Owen.

Imprint Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  371.81 Ow2w    ---  Available
Description x, 136 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-130) and index.
Contents Our kids don't study much -- Students prefer to do other things -- Why study? -- Does studying pay? Returns to those staying in school -- The return to those who leave school -- Limiting incentives at school -- Should we care? The role of social policy -- Borrowing from abroad -- Can our schools demand more effort? -- Creating positive incentives for study.
Subject Academic achievement.
Study environment.
Motivation in education.
Labor supply -- Effect of education on.
ISBN 080184925X (alk. paper)

 
    
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