Educational Input, Resource Allocation and Returns to Human Capital Analysis of Education and Human Resources Issues in China

This comprehensive study provides a groundbreaking analysis of China's educational landscape and its impact on human capital development, revealing how education shapes economic growth, social mobility, and workforce productivity. Through rigorous research and empirical evidence, the book demonstrates education's role as a powerful tool for enhancing career mobility and workplace productivity, reducing job search time for graduates, and creating pathways to reduce income inequality. With detailed insights into resource allocation, educational equity, and human capital returns, this book offers invaluable perspectives for policymakers, educators, and researchers committed to understanding and improving educational outcomes in China.

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2. Urban Household Expenditures for Compulsory Education.- Chapter 3. Public and Private Education Choices and Household Expenditures on Education.- Chapter 4. Education Financing in the Context of Higher Education Expansion.- Chapter 5. Multi-Country Comparison of Public Education Expenditures.- Chapter 6. Inequality in Resources Allocation for Compulsory Education.- Chapter 7. Adjustment in Geographic Distribution of Rural Primary and Secondary Schools.- Chapter 8. Research on Equal Access to Higher Education.- Chapter 9. Survival Analysis Based on Unemployment Duration after Graduation and Education Level.- Chapter 10. Education and Job Autonomy; Chapter 11. Education, Job Mobility and Income.- Chapter 12. Return on Education for Urban Residents.- Chapter 13. The Role of Education in Promoting Productivity.- Chapter 14. The Impact of Education on the Income of Different Social Groups.- Chapter 15. Urban Residents’ Education and Intergenerational Income Mobility.- References.