International Journal of Education Economics and Development http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=346&year=2012&vol=3&issue=1 Inderscience Publishers Ltd en-uk International Journal of Education Economics and Development 1759-5673 1759-5681 © 2012 Inderscience Publishers Ltd editor@inderscience.com https://www.inderscience.com/images/files/coverImgs/ijeed_scoverijeed.jpg http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=346&year=2012&vol=3&issue=1 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44949 The paper analyses the relationship between the popular Barro and Lee (2001) 'average years of schooling' with income inequality, wage inequality, and income deciles and income percentiles for the sample of developed and developing countries. The results suggest that countries where students complete higher numbers of years of schooling on average also perform better on relative incomes meaning that increase in average income comes from improvements in the earning capacity of the lower income groups or unskilled labour. The paper also finds that an educated population means that there is redistribution of income from the rich to the poor creating thriving middle class. Do schooling years improve the earning capacity of lower income groups?
Dawood Mamoon
International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 1 - 9
The paper analyses the relationship between the popular Barro and Lee (2001) 'average years of schooling' with income inequality, wage inequality, and income deciles and income percentiles for the sample of developed and developing countries. The results suggest that countries where students complete higher numbers of years of schooling on average also perform better on relative incomes meaning that increase in average income comes from improvements in the earning capacity of the lower income groups or unskilled labour. The paper also finds that an educated population means that there is redistribution of income from the rich to the poor creating thriving middle class.

]]> 10.1504/IJEED.2012.044949 International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 1 - 9 Dawood Mamoon University of Management and Technology, C-II, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan education income inequality wage inequality earning capacity lower income groups schooling years income redistribution educated population. 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 3 1 1 9 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44950 This paper attempts to discuss sustainability of Bangladeshi higher education. There are many ways for universities to be involved in maintaining sustainability and ensure sustainable development through education. Approaches can vary from functioning simply in a social, economic and environmental friendly way to focus on the quest for sustainability. Undoubtedly, Bangladesh is a developing country having lack of standard sustainable higher education due to which, students who graduated from different universities and colleges, failed to play effective role in their professional life. It is recognised and recommended by the experts that both the content and form of education must be changed so that sustainable development through education may become the only alternative for future generations. However, the researchers tried to explore the role, coverage, ways, importance, present status and other relevant issues in higher education of Bangladesh. Sustainability in higher education of Bangladesh – an overview
Mohammad Shamsuddoha; Sandhya Gihar; Tasnuba Nasir
International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 10 - 18
This paper attempts to discuss sustainability of Bangladeshi higher education. There are many ways for universities to be involved in maintaining sustainability and ensure sustainable development through education. Approaches can vary from functioning simply in a social, economic and environmental friendly way to focus on the quest for sustainability. Undoubtedly, Bangladesh is a developing country having lack of standard sustainable higher education due to which, students who graduated from different universities and colleges, failed to play effective role in their professional life. It is recognised and recommended by the experts that both the content and form of education must be changed so that sustainable development through education may become the only alternative for future generations. However, the researchers tried to explore the role, coverage, ways, importance, present status and other relevant issues in higher education of Bangladesh.

]]> 10.1504/IJEED.2012.044950 International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 10 - 18 Mohammad Shamsuddoha; Sandhya Gihar; Tasnuba Nasir Department of Marketing Studies and International Marketing, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh. ' Department of Education, Advance Institute of Management, KA-7, Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad (UP), India. ' Faculty of Business Administration, University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC), Foy's Lake, Khulshi, Chittagong, Bangladesh sustainability higher education Bangladesh sustainable development universities developing countries. 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 3 1 10 18 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44951 Many countries of the world are now promoting themselves as international medical centres and attracting patients from across the globe. With competition in medical tourism intensifying further, India must conquer a share of the international medical services market to stay in the competition. The present study tries to find the reasons why the inbound patients, especially from the developed world (notably the USA, Europe, and Britain) consider India as a remedial destination. The study also tries to find how far the considerations of cost and quality in this sector matter to all inbound patients. The study has tried to identify important factors, like the low waiting time for seeking treatment, the potential for savings and the quality of medical facilities on offer, which patients from abroad consider decisive while choosing India for the purpose of medical aid. Medical tourism – unwrapping the gift of globalisation
Gurmeet Singh; Harish Gautam
International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 19 - 32
Many countries of the world are now promoting themselves as international medical centres and attracting patients from across the globe. With competition in medical tourism intensifying further, India must conquer a share of the international medical services market to stay in the competition. The present study tries to find the reasons why the inbound patients, especially from the developed world (notably the USA, Europe, and Britain) consider India as a remedial destination. The study also tries to find how far the considerations of cost and quality in this sector matter to all inbound patients. The study has tried to identify important factors, like the low waiting time for seeking treatment, the potential for savings and the quality of medical facilities on offer, which patients from abroad consider decisive while choosing India for the purpose of medical aid.

]]> 10.1504/IJEED.2012.044951 International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 19 - 32 Gurmeet Singh; Harish Gautam Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of the South Pacific, Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji Islands. ' P.I.T., Punjab Technical University, Nandgarh, R/O: 2-A, Lal Nagar, Next to Lal Mandir, Model Town, Jalandhar 144003, India medical tourism India globalisation international medical centres healthcare cost quality waiting times. 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 3 1 19 32 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44952 In this paper, we investigate the effect of an academic degree on the gender wage gap, examining the cases of Greece and the UK. Using Labour Force Survey (LFS) micro-data, we first compare the returns to higher education for each gender separately, we then decompose the gender wage gap between graduates and individuals with secondary education only, and finally we analyse the effect of higher education on the (un)explained part of the wage gap. For that purpose, an extension of the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition technique is used. We find that the unexplained part, which is often related to discrimination, is lower for graduates in both countries. The effect of higher education on the gender wage gap
Ilias Livanos; Imanol Núñez
International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 33 - 47
In this paper, we investigate the effect of an academic degree on the gender wage gap, examining the cases of Greece and the UK. Using Labour Force Survey (LFS) micro-data, we first compare the returns to higher education for each gender separately, we then decompose the gender wage gap between graduates and individuals with secondary education only, and finally we analyse the effect of higher education on the (un)explained part of the wage gap. For that purpose, an extension of the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition technique is used. We find that the unexplained part, which is often related to discrimination, is lower for graduates in both countries.

]]> 10.1504/IJEED.2012.044952 International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 33 - 47 Ilias Livanos; Imanol Núñez Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK. ' Departamento de Gestion de Empresas, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 13 006, Pamplona, Spain discrimination graduates higher education gender wage gap Greece UK United Kingdom academic degrees secondary education. 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 3 1 33 47 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44953 To reveal the cooperation relations and structure characters of China's educational economics (EE) by social network analysis (SNA), 4,632 authors have been statistically analysed in this article, of which 4,884 articles were published by 12 correlative academic journals of EE from 1980 to 2009, so that scientific guidance can be provided to promote the communication and cooperation for Chinese educational economists. SNA of educational economics cooperation network in China: a scinetometrics study from 1980 to 2009
Huang Wei; Chen Yong
International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 48 - 62
To reveal the cooperation relations and structure characters of China's educational economics (EE) by social network analysis (SNA), 4,632 authors have been statistically analysed in this article, of which 4,884 articles were published by 12 correlative academic journals of EE from 1980 to 2009, so that scientific guidance can be provided to promote the communication and cooperation for Chinese educational economists.

]]> 10.1504/IJEED.2012.044953 International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 48 - 62 Huang Wei; Chen Yong Economics and Management School, Changsha University of Science and Technology, 960, 2nd Section, Wanjiali South RD, Changsha, Hunan, China. ' Economics and Management School, Changsha University of Science and Technology, 960, 2nd Section, Wanjiali South RD, Changsha, Hunan, China education economics social network analysis SNA visible research China cooperation networks. 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 3 1 48 62 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44954 This study explores the impact of parental influence on reading habits of Gen-Y adults. A total of 206 respondents comprising of business students from a private higher education institution in Malaysia participated in this survey. Factor analysis reveals the presence of five categories of readers based on their reading attitudes and three categories of parental influences. Female respondents enjoy reading and they read to gain knowledge. However, the male respondents disliked reading and were not interested in acquiring knowledge. Children of concerned and positive parents enjoyed reading as opposed to children of high-expectation parents who did not like reading even though they are good in the English language. The impact of parent's education level, when tested individually, on the reading habits, was found significant for the disadvantaged readers. An interaction effect of the combined parents' education level was found to play a major role on the knowledge purpose readers. A further study on the interaction effect reveals that it is the working mothers (with a degree/masters education) who play significant roles in developing the reading habits of their children as far as acquiring knowledge is concerned. The impact of parental influence on the reading habits of Gen-Y adults: a generalised linear model analysis
Harpaljit Kaur; R. Ratneswary V. Rasiah; Shalini Nagaratnam
International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 63 - 78
This study explores the impact of parental influence on reading habits of Gen-Y adults. A total of 206 respondents comprising of business students from a private higher education institution in Malaysia participated in this survey. Factor analysis reveals the presence of five categories of readers based on their reading attitudes and three categories of parental influences. Female respondents enjoy reading and they read to gain knowledge. However, the male respondents disliked reading and were not interested in acquiring knowledge. Children of concerned and positive parents enjoyed reading as opposed to children of high-expectation parents who did not like reading even though they are good in the English language. The impact of parent's education level, when tested individually, on the reading habits, was found significant for the disadvantaged readers. An interaction effect of the combined parents' education level was found to play a major role on the knowledge purpose readers. A further study on the interaction effect reveals that it is the working mothers (with a degree/masters education) who play significant roles in developing the reading habits of their children as far as acquiring knowledge is concerned.

]]> 10.1504/IJEED.2012.044954 International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 63 - 78 Harpaljit Kaur; R. Ratneswary V. Rasiah; Shalini Nagaratnam Taylor's Lakeside Campus, Taylor's University, Level 9, Block E, Room B03, No. 1, Jalan Taylor's, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. ' Taylor's Lakeside Campus, Taylor's University, Level 9, Block E, Room B03, No. 1, Jalan Taylor's, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. ' Taylor's Lakeside Campus, Taylor's University, Level 9, Block E, Room B03, No. 1, Jalan Taylor's, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Gen-Y generation Y reading habits parental influence reader types parents business students higher education Malaysia education levels working mothers knowledge acquisition. 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 3 1 63 78 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=44955 The role of education in development of the economy is well established. Since independence, the contribution of investments made by the government in higher education has been substantial however post 1980s there has been a decline in the same. Access, equity, women participation and empowerment have been an issue of deliberations all around the world. Higher education provided to women would mean independence in decision making and economic independence. It would develop capabilities to discharge duties and responsibilities in the fields of social, economic, political and cultural arenas. The objective of the study is to highlight the trend of women enrolment in different faculties of higher education and understand its contribution towards women empowerment. This study is based on secondary data available from Census of India, Selected Educational Statistics, UGC annual reports and research articles. The limitations to the study are inadequacy of the data and variance in the data available from different sources. At the end, conclusions and suggestions are presented. Women participation in higher education of India: the enrolment scenario
Urmila Moon
International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 79 - 96
The role of education in development of the economy is well established. Since independence, the contribution of investments made by the government in higher education has been substantial however post 1980s there has been a decline in the same. Access, equity, women participation and empowerment have been an issue of deliberations all around the world. Higher education provided to women would mean independence in decision making and economic independence. It would develop capabilities to discharge duties and responsibilities in the fields of social, economic, political and cultural arenas. The objective of the study is to highlight the trend of women enrolment in different faculties of higher education and understand its contribution towards women empowerment. This study is based on secondary data available from Census of India, Selected Educational Statistics, UGC annual reports and research articles. The limitations to the study are inadequacy of the data and variance in the data available from different sources. At the end, conclusions and suggestions are presented.

]]> 10.1504/IJEED.2012.044955 International Journal of Education Economics and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2012) pp. 79 - 96 Urmila Moon Department of Commerce, Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga (E), Mumbai 400 019, India women participation women enrolment higher education women empowerment India female participation. 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00 3 1 79 96 2012-01-16T23:20:50-05:00