On the Net Present Value Rule for Educational Investments

Author(s)

Elchanan Cohn, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Subject Area(s)

Business - Economics

Abstract

Focuses on the net present value rule for educational investments. Profitability of investment in education; Omission of direct educational costs from the benefit-cost calculations; Standards on the applicability of the net present value rule.

Publication Info

Published in Journal of Political Economy, Volume 80, Issue 2, 1972, pages 418-420.

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