Table Of Content

Number 1 Contents James G. Mulligan and Daycare Quality and Regulation: A Queuing-Theoretic Approach Saul D. Hoffman Manuela Ureta and Finis 15 Measuring Educational Attainment: The Old and the New Census Welch and BLS Taxonomies Audrey Light 31 Estimating Returns to Schooling: When Does the Career Begin? James Wetzel, Dennis An Analysis of Student Enrollment Demand O’Toole and Steven Peterson Robert K. Toutkoushian Sex Matters Less for Younger Faculty: Evidence of Disaggregate Pay Disparities from the 1988 and 1993 NCES Surveys Eric Eide and Geetha 73 The Role of the Option Value of College Attendance in College Waehrer Major Choice Gérard Lassibille 83 Wage Gaps Between the Public and Private Sectors in Spain Beatriz Gonzalez Lopez- Economic and Cultural Impediments to University Education in Valcarcel and Delia Spain Davila Quintana John J. Siegfried and 105 Competition in the Retail College Textbook Market Christopher Latta Number 2 Contents Christopher Heaton and 117 Benefit—Cost Analysis of Foreign Student Flows from Developing David Throsby Countries: The Case of Postgraduate Education Todd R. Stinebrickner 127 An Empirical Investigation of Teacher Attrition Ronald G. Ehrenberg 137 The 1995 Ratings of Doctoral Programs: A Hedonic Model and Peter J. Hurst Richard P. Phelps 149 The Effect of University Host Community Size on State Growth Walter W. McMahon 159 Education and Growth in East Asia Luis-Eduardo Vila and 173 Changing Returns to Education in Spain during the 1980s José-Ginés Mora Joe G. Baker 179 Gender, Race and Ph.D. Completion in Natural Science and Engineering G. Reza Arabsheibani 189 On the Weak vs Strong Version of the Screening Hypothesis: A and Hedley Rees Re-Examination of the P-Test for the U.K. Lois Joy 193 Why Are Women Underrepresented in Public School Administration? An Empirical Test of Promotion Discrimination Trisha Bezmen and 205 School Characteristics and the Demand Craig A. Depken, II for College I. Duchesne and W. rae The Demand for Higher Education in Belgium Nonneman Milla D. Boschung, Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Differences in Postsecondary Financial Deanna L. Sharpe and Aid Awards Mohamed Abdel-Ghany 223 Book Reviews Number 3 Contents SPECIAL ISSUE EDUCATION AND HEALTH B. F. Kiker 233 Introduction to Special Issue on Education and Health Janet Hunt-McCool and 237 Health Economics and the Economics of Education: Specialization Dawn M. Bishop and Division of Labor Joop Hartog and Hessel 245 Health, Wealth and Happiness: Why Pursue a Higher Education? Oosterbeek Matthew E. Kahn 257 Education’s Role in Explaining Diabetic Health Investment Differentials Diane M. Dewar 267 Do Those with More Formal Education Have Better Health Insurance Opportunities? Donna B. Gilleskie and 279 The Effect of Endogenous Health Inputs on the Relationship Amy L. Harrison between Health and Education Anabela Botelho, Cheryl 299 Nursing Wages and Educational Credentials: the Role of Work Bland Jones and B. F. Experience and Selectivity Bias Kiker Hope Corman and 309 +The Effect of Low Birthweight on the School Performance and Stephen Chaikind Behavior of School-Aged Children William Sander 319 The Effects of Schooling and Cognitive Ability on Smoking and Mariuana Use by Young Adults Sudhanshu Handa 327 Gender and Life-Cycle Differences in the Impact of Schooling on Chronic Disease in Jamaica Robert Quinn and Jamie 339 The Demand for Medical Education: an Augmented Human Price Capital Approach J. Paul Leigh Parents’ Schooling and the Correlation between Education and Frailty Julia A. Heath The Financing and Provisioning of Education and Health Services in Developing Countries: Review Article J. Paul Leigh 365 The Social Benefits of Education: a Review Article Book Reviews Forthcoming Number 4 Contents Eric Eide, Dominic J. Does It Pay to Attend an Elite Private College? Evidence on the Brewer and Ronald G. Effects of Undergraduate College Quality on Graduate School Ehrenberg Attendance Tanja Kirjavainen and Efficiency Differences of Finnish Senior Secondary Schools: An Heikki A. Loikkanen Application of DEA and Tobit Analysis Samer Al-Samarrai and Educational Attainments and Household Characteristics in Tanzania Tessa Peasgood Thomas S. Dee Competition and the Quality of Public Schools John Robst, Jack Keil The Effect of Gender Composition of Faculty on Student and Dean Russo Retention Book Reviews Forthcoming