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Yu Sang Chang; Moon Jung Kim; Su Min Kim; Sung Jun Jo – SAGE Open, 2023
The indicator "mean years of schooling (MYS)" has been one of two education indicators in the Human Development Index calculated by UNDP since 2010. In view of greatly expanded role of education in modern development, this study develops a multivariate panel regression model of socio-economic factors where changing rate of MYS becomes…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Socioeconomic Influences, Foreign Countries, Urbanization
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Ginder, Scott; Mason, Marcinda – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) has long collected and reported data on tuition, required fees, and room and board charges for first-time, full-time undergraduate (FTFTUG) students. These charges, along with other miscellaneous expenses, constitute what is known as the "published price of attendance" or the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Full Time Students, Novices
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Yang, Jun; Huang, Xiao; Li, Xiaoyu – Frontiers of Education in China, 2009
Based on the endogenous growth theory, this paper uses the Gini coefficient to measure educational inequality and studies the empirical relationship between educational inequality and income inequality through a simultaneous equation model. The results show that: (1) Income inequality leads to educational inequality while the reduction of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Income, Economically Disadvantaged
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Clement, Matthew Thomas – Rural Sociology, 2009
Environmental social scientists debate whether or not modern development reduces society's impact on the biosphere. The empirical research informing the discussion has not yet adequately examined the social determinants of municipal solid-waste (MSW) generation, an increasingly relevant issue, both ecologically and sociologically. A primary…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Counties, Environmental Standards, Sanitation