CoURSE in EconomiCS of EDUCATION – academic year 2011-2012
Facoltà di Scienze Politiche - Università degli Studi di Milano
prof.Daniele CHECCHI - office hours:
Daniele Checchi – Monday 10.30-12.30 – Presidenza, 1° floor
email daniele.checchi@unimi.it tel.02-5032-1519 fax 02-5032-1505 web page http: checchi.economia.unimi.it
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mod |
# hrs |
DATe |
TIME |
ROOM |
ARGUMENT OF THE CLASS |
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1 |
2 |
Monday 30/1 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
What is the economics of education about ? |
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1 |
4 |
Tuesday 31/1 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
Empirical evidence on education (OECD 2010) |
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1 |
6 |
Wednesday 1/2 |
10.30-12.30 |
DLSW |
Demand for education (Checchi Chpt.2) |
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1 |
8 |
Tuesday 7/2 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
Liquidity constraints (Checchi chpt.2) |
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1 |
10 |
Wednesday 8/2 |
10.30-12.30 |
DLSW |
Liquidity constraints (Checchi chpt.2) |
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1 |
12 |
Monday 13/2 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
Signalling e screening (Checchi chpt.2) |
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1 |
14 |
Tuesday 14/2 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
Production of education (Checchi chpt.4) |
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1 |
16 |
Wednesday 15/2 |
10.30-12.30 |
DLSW |
Production of education (Checchi chpt.4) |
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1 |
18 |
Monday 20/2 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
Education financing (Checchi chpt.5) |
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1 |
20 |
Tuesday 21/2 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
Education financing (Checchi chpt.5) |
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2 |
22 |
Wednesday 22/2 |
10.30-12.30 |
DLSW |
The return to education (Checchi chpt.6) |
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2 |
24 |
Monday 27/2 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
The return to education (Checchi chpt.6) |
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2 |
26 |
Tuesday 28/2 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
presentation – tracking |
|
2 |
28 |
Wednesday 29/2 |
10.30-12.30 |
DLSW |
presentation – tracking |
|
2 |
30 |
Monday 5/3 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
presentation – mobility |
|
2 |
32 |
Tuesday 6/3 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
presentation – mobility |
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2 |
34 |
Wednesday 7/3 |
10.30-12.30 |
DLSW |
presentation – private schooling |
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2 |
36 |
Monday 12/3 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
presentation – private schooling |
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2 |
38 |
Tuesday 13/3 |
8.30-10.30 |
21 |
presentation – private schooling |
|
2 |
40 |
Wednesday 14/3 |
10.30-12.30 |
DLSW |
presentation – private schooling |
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EXAM DATES for tests |
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Wednesady 4/4 |
8.30-10.30 |
1 |
written exam |
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Friday 18/5 |
16.30-18.30 |
10 |
written exam |
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Friday 29/6 |
17.30-19.30 |
6 |
written exam |
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Monday 10/9 |
16.30-18.30 |
10 |
written exam |
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Previous tests |
Exam results (040412) |
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Reading list
The aim of the course is to investigate the determinants of educational choices. On the demand side the course explores the basic models of human capital accumulation and signalling, both under the hypotheses of perfect and imperfect financial markets. On the supply side alternative models of education financing (like private-public, integration-segregation) are discussed, investigating the implications in terms of intergenerational persistence. Additional readings are proposed in the second part of the course, in order to take students to the frontier of economic research.
Module 1 - Programme
empirical evidence on
educational choices (OECD 2010)
human capital investment (Checchi chpt.2)
signalling e screening (Checchi chpt.2)
liquidity constraints (Checchi chpt.2)
production of education
(Checchi chpt.4)
education financing (Checchi chpt.5)
Module 2 - Programme
public or private (Checchi chpt.5)
the return to education (Checchi chpt.6)
intergenerational persistence (Checchi chpt.7)
Additional materials will be indicated during the course, and will then be reported here.
Reading list
OECD, Education at a glance, Paris 2011
D.Checchi. The economics of education. Human capital, family background and inequality. Cambridge University Press 2005 (chapter 2, chapter 4, chapter 5, chapter 6 and chapter 7)
Additional materials will be presented using specific papers, to be indicated as further readings during the course.
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A student is expected to possess the basic notions of utility maximisation and rational choice, as obtained by any course of microeconomics or labour economics.
The exam consists of a written exam, with answers to broad questions which can be answered making use of different parts pd the program developed during the course.