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Foundational course: Economics of Education

Prof. Shyamsundar Bairagya · Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan

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Lectures

Week 1

  1. Lecture 1: Meaning, definition, subject matter, nature & scope of Economics Video
  2. Lecture 2: Economic Growth and Development Video
  3. Lecture 3: Concept of Economics of Education Video
  4. Lecture 4: Relationship Between Economics and Education Video
  5. Lecture 5: Education as Consumption and Investment Video

Week 2

  1. Lecture 6: Meaning, Types, Understanding of Capital Video
  2. Lecture 7: Human Capital Theory by Schultz Video
  3. Lecture 8: Human Capital Theory by Gary Becker Video
  4. Lecture 9: Human capital theory by Jacob Mincer Video
  5. Lecture 10: Sources, process of Human Capital formation & Relationship Between Human Capital and Economic Growth Video

Week 3

  1. Lecture 11: Robert E. Lucas Endogenous Growth Theory Video
  2. Lecture 12: Romer’s Endogenous Growth Model Video
  3. Lecture 13: Endogenous Growth Theory (Lucas, Romer) Linkage with Human Capital Video
  4. Lecture 14: Capability Approach of Amartya Sen Video
  5. Lecture 15: Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach in Education Video

Week 4

  1. Lecture 16: Signaling Theory and Its Implications for Educational Development Video
  2. Lecture 17: Screening hypothesis and rate of return in Education Video
  3. Lecture 18: Credentialism and The Credential Society Video
  4. Lecture 19: Education and labour market outcomes Video
  5. Lecture 20: Skills mismatch and Education Video

Week 5

  1. Lecture 21: Production Video
  2. Lecture 22: Education as Production Function Video
  3. Lecture 23: Production Function in Education Video
  4. Lecture 24: Technical Efficiency Video
  5. Lecture 25: Allocative efficiency Video

Week 6

  1. Lecture 26: Internal and External Efficiency in Education Video
  2. Lecture 27: Concept of educational productivity Video
  3. Lecture 28: Productivity in Educational Institution Video
  4. Lecture 29: Models of Educational Productivity Video
  5. Lecture 30: Educational Productivity and Equity: Role of Teachers, Institutions, and Policy Video

Week 7

  1. Lecture 31: Concept of Cost Video
  2. Lecture 32: Meaning & Types of Cost of Education Video
  3. Lecture 33: Concept of Incremental Cost Video
  4. Lecture 34: Determinants of Educational Costs & Per capita Cost Video
  5. Lecture 35: Inter-relationship between the Cost of education and productivity Video

Week 8

  1. Lecture 36: Concept of Cost Benefit Analysis Video
  2. Lecture 37: Steps for calculation Cost-Benefit Analysis in Education Video
  3. Lecture 38: Cost-Effective Analysis in Education Video
  4. Lecture 39: Rate of Return in Education Video
  5. Lecture 40: Application to Policy decisions Video

Week 9

  1. Lecture 41: Education as a Public Goods Video
  2. Lecture 42: Education as a Private Goods Video
  3. Lecture 43: Education as a Mixed & Merit Goods Video
  4. Lecture 44: Externalities in School and Higher Education Video
  5. Lecture 45: Winston’s Awkward Economics of Higher Education Video

Week 10

  1. Lecture 46: Introduction to the Arthasastra and Its Historical Context Video
  2. Lecture 47: Education for State Administration in Kauṭilya’s Arthasastra Video
  3. Lecture 48: Extension Education, Agriculture, and Economic Foundations in the Arthasastra Video
  4. Lecture 49: Education, Revenue Collection, and Social Well-Being in the Arthasastra Video
  5. Lecture 50: Education, Governance, and State Policy in the Arthasastra Video

Week 11

  1. Lecture 51: Concept of Educational Finance Video
  2. Lecture 52: Basic Terminologies & Sources of Educational Finance Video
  3. Lecture 53: Educational Grants & Loans Video
  4. Lecture 54: Concept of Budgeting Video
  5. Lecture 55: Public–Private Partnership (PPP) Models Video

Week 12

  1. Lecture 56: NEP 2020 in the Perspectives of Economics of Education Video
  2. Lecture 57: Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) and it’s Economic Viability of Higher Education Video
  3. Lecture 58: Credit-Based Education Reform in India: Understanding NCrF Video
  4. Lecture 59: NHEQF: Structure, Equity, Access, Inclusivity and Economic Perspectives Video
  5. Lecture 60: Future Directions and Emerging Debates in NEP 2020 for Economics of Education Video

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Credits and licence

Institution
Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan
Department
Economics
Teacher
Prof. Shyamsundar Bairagya
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Economics
Source
NPTEL
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