In three papers, the author examines the efforts by economists to calculate the rate of return to education, treating it as if it were an investment in future income. He concludes that education may not "pay off" as much as has been assumed. (MJM)

Chandra applies economic terminology to the field of education, with emphasis on the idea of education as savings''. (SP)

Consumer education teachers can help their students become better investors by providing them with a background in commodity futures. (AG)

A recent survey of investment policies and practices of private college and university endowment funds reveals increased aggressiveness toward investing in common stocks. (Editor)

Estimates of the rate of return to college frequently omit any reference to differences in investment costs among schools. The return to investments in higher education for a sample of individuals is estimated with specific cost data for each college attended by the respondents. Results show that the variation in investment costs among colleges is…

Discusses different types of capital financing programs useful for financing loss funding and questions whether capital risk financing has a place in government risk management programing. (MD)

Discusses the projected benefits, costs, and rates of return on human and physical capital expenditures for education and condiders alternative areas of educational investment in an effort to determine which specific expenditure areas are potentially most advantageous. (Author/JG)

This report indicates a relative increase on the returns to Black education in the South when compared with the results of earlier studies. (JH)

The author points out ways in which school systems can use otherwise idle money to bring in interest dollars. (IRT)

Professional investment management can ease the financial problems at colleges and universities. (Author/PG)

The direction of government spending toward the problems of the unemployed allows the unemployed a chance to catch up while the rest of the economy enjoys the indirect effects of government spending. This article identifies, in terms of increased tax revenues, the returns produced by the distributive education program in Arizona. (JK)

New cash management philosophy enables college to increase short-term investments and reap long-range benefits. (Editor)

Outlines how some school districts have used their assets (primarily real estate) to generate income. (IRT)

A system designed to evaluate investment in Ohio's vocational education programs is described in this monograph which also serves as the system manual. Major features emphasized are (1) the system enables calculation of rate of return and of present value of investment in the training of an individual in a vocational program, when education is…