Book Description

The Nordic Economic Policy Review is published by the Nordic Council of Ministers and addresses policy issues in a way that is useful for in-formed non-specialists as well as for professional economists. All articles are commissioned from leading professional economists and are subject to peer review prior to publication. The review appears twice a year. The journal is distributed free of charge to the members of the Nordic economic associations. The easiest way to subscribe to the NEPR is therefore to become a member of one of these associations, i.e.: Denmark: Nationaløkonomisk Forening Finland: Taloustieteellinen Yhdistys Norway: Samfunnsøkonomene Sweden: Nationalekonomiska Föreningen. For institutional subscriptions, please contact [email protected]. Content: Economics of education: Policies and effects - Anders Björklund and Peter Fredriksson Long-term effects of early childhood care and education - Christopher Ruhm and Jane Waldfogel Comment by Tarjei Havnes Recruiting, retaining, and creating quality teachers - C. Kirabo Jackson Comment by Torberg Falch On the margin of success? Effects of expanding higher education for marginal students - Björn Öckert Comment by Torbjørn Hægeland Gender differences in education - Tuomas Pekkarinen Comment by Anna Sjögren Educating children of immigrants: Closing the gap in Norwegian schools - Bernt Bratsberg, Oddbjørn Raaum and Knut Røed Comment by Lena Nekby The effects of education on health and mortality - Bhashkar Mazumder Comment by Kjell G. Salvanes.