Reviews two elasticity of demand papers in this "Economics of Education Review" issue. Refutes C.F. Chang and H.P. Tuckman's interpretation of college faculty substitution trends, attributing changes in rank distribution to academic hiring and promotion patterns. Affirms G.A. Chressanthis' class standing results and recommendation of a…

Following a literature review, this paper examines the economic rationale for choosing nursing training through analyzing the private rate of return to nursing schools in River State, Nigeria. Findings reveal a 146 percent private rate of return ascribable to negative opportunity costs and booster effects on expected income. (21 references) (MLH)

Examines the determinants of state aid and voluntary contributions to higher education institutions. State aid results suggest that quality, demand, equity, and intercollegiate athletics are valid determinants. Voluntary support results are mixed; corporate giving is more influenced by quality and size than alumni giving. Both favor successful…

Examines the effects of tuition level and financial aid on graduate enrollments and the pool of scholars with advanced terminal degrees. Within an alternative statistical framework defining educational demand as more than first-year enrollments, tuition and financial aid effects can be examined at each stage of the choice process. Includes one…

Presents a model of school enrollment determinants that incorporates public decisions about the supply of schools and tests the model with 1970 Brazilian census data. Results show that enrollment rates are affected more strongly by demand-variables (information access and demand for children's labor) than by public supply decisions. Includes 4…

Using 1964-1983 enrollment data for a small Michigan state college, this paper charts tuition rate change impacts on college undergraduate headcounts and credit hours over time. Results indicate that student behavior follows the law of demand, varies with class standing, corroborates human capital investment models, and invalidates uniform tuition…

Explores the great diversity of public and private support of education in various countries. Part I presents a theoretical model relating the relative size of the educational private sector to excess and heterogeneous demand. Part II applies this model to the United States, Japan, Holland, and India. Includes 18 references. (MLH)

Examines the impact of underutilizing workers' educational skills (or "overeducation") on a firm's productivity. Using both production and individual employee data, the study estimated a production function for 22 U.S. Bell companies during 1981-1982. Overeducation was negatively and significantly related to firm output. Discusses…