TY  - BOOK
AU  - Daniele Checchi
AU  - Daniele Checchi
TI  - The economics of education : : human capital, family background and inequality
SN  - 9780521066464
U1  - 379.2 CHE 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Cambridge, UK ; New York
PB  -  : Cambridge University Press
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - Education--Economic aspects
KW  - Education--Finance
N1  - 	The relevance of education --
The demand for education --
Liquidity constraints and access to education --
The supply of education --
Education financing --
The return on education --
Intergenerational persistence
N2  - 	
In an important contribution to educational policy, Daniele Checchi offers an economic perspective on the demand and supply for education. Using an international data set, he explores the reasons why, beyond a certain point, investment in education has not resulted in reductions in social inequalities
ER  -