Augmenter la part de la population avec un niveau d’éducation tertiaire fait partie des objectifs d’éducation en Europe. Mais pourquoi l’Union Européenne s’intéresse à la politique d’éducation ? Ce cours s'inscrit dans une approche essentiellement macroéconomique de la politique d'éducation.

Economie de l’éducation (Bradley et Green, 2020), mesure du capital humain et croissance économique (Hanushek Woessmann, 2015), financement public de l’éducation (Blankenau et al., 2007), les notions indispensables pour comprendre la(les) politique(s) d’éducation en Europe. Le système éducatif en Europe, 27 membres, 27 systèmes, un panorama de l’éducation pré-primaire à l’éducation tertiaire, des programmes d’éducation générale aux programmes d’éducation professionnelle. Voyage critique et sociologique : l’éducation est une perte de temps et d’argent dans une société devenue scolaire (Baker, 2014 ; Caplan, 2018).

Increasing the share of the population with tertiary education is one of the educational objectives in Europe. But why is the European Union interested in education policy? This course takes an essentially macroeconomic approach to education policy.

Economics of education (Bradley and Green, 2020), measurement of human capital and economic growth (Hanushek Woessmann, 2015), public financing of education (Blankenau et al., 2007), the essential concepts to understand education policy(ies) in Europe. The education system in Europe, 27 members, 27 systems, a panorama from pre-primary to tertiary education, from general education programs to vocational education programs. Critical and sociological journey: education is a waste of time and money in a society that has become scholastic (Baker, 2014; Caplan, 2018).

Syllabus

The economics of education

Empirical methods in the economics of education

Return to education in developed countries

Related literature:

Bradley, S., & Green, C. (Eds.). (2020). The Economics of Education: A Comprehensive Overview.

Human capital measure and economic growth

Related literature:

Hanushek, E. A., Machin, S. J., & Woessmann, L. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook of the economics of education. Elsevier.

Hanushek, E. A., & Wößmann, L. (2007). The role of education quality for economic growth. World Bank policy research working paper, (4122).

Hanushek, E. A., & Woessmann, L. (2015). The knowledge capital of nations: Education and the economics of growth. MIT press.

Financing education: the role of the state

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Related literature:

Blankenau, W. F., Simpson, N. B., & Tomljanovich, M. (2007). Public education expenditures, taxation, and growth: Linking data to theory. American Economic Review, 97(2), 393-397.

Education in Europe

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Education: a critical journey

Related literature:

Caplan, B. (2018). The case against education. In The Case against Education. Princeton University Press.

Baker, D. (2014). The schooled society: The educational transformation of global culture. Stanford University Press.