Does examination hell pay off ? A cost-benefit analysis of "ronin" and college education in Japan

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-284

  Ono, Hiroshi ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Costs; Educational economics; Human capital; Rate of return

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HIGHER EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; RETURNS TO EDUCATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 34248179540     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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