TY - BOOK AU - Brewer, Dominic J. AU - Picus, Larry, TI - Encyclopedia of education economics and finance SN - 9781452281858 AV - LB 2824 .En19 2014 PY - 2014///] CY - Thousand Oaks, California PB - SAGE Publications KW - Education N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; volume 1. A-K -- volume 2. L-Z, index N2 - Economics can be a lens for understanding the behavior of schools, districts, states, and nations in meeting education needs of their populaces, as well as for understanding the individual decisions made by administrators, teachers, and students. Insights from economics help decision makers at the state level understand how to raise and distribute funds for public schools in an equitable manner for both schools and taxpayers. Economics also can assist researchers in analyzing effects of school spending and teacher compensation on student outcomes. And economics can provide important insights ER -