Henry M. Levin is an education economist and the William Heard Kilpatrick Professor of Economics and Education at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

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. Moreover, he is the co-director of the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies in Education (CBCSE) and the director of the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education (NCSPE). Levin has been elected to the

National Academy of Education The National Academy of Education (NAEd) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization in the United States that advances high-quality research to improve education policy and practice. Founded in 1965, the NAEd currently consists of over 300 elec ...

and has received the

American Educational Research Association The American Educational Research Association (AERA, pronounced "A-E-R-A") is a professional organization representing education researchers in the United States and around the world. AERA's mission is to advance knowledge about education and p ...

's Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award for his research on the impact of markets and competition on the effectiveness of schools and the cost of inadequate education.Webpage of the AERA's Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award. Retrieved March 31st, 2018.
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Biography

Henry M. Levin has earned a

B.S. A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

in marketing and economics from

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in 1960, followed by an

M.A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

and a

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

in economics from

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in 1962 and 1967. After his graduation, Levin became an assistant professor of education and economics at

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

before being promoted to associate professor in 1969, to full professor in 1975 and becoming the David Jacks Professor of Higher Education and Economics in 1992. In 1999, Levin emerited from Stanford. While at Stanford, he directed the Institute for Research on Educational Finance and Governance (1969-75), the Center for Educational Research (1975-99), and founded the Accelerated Schools project. Since his emeritation from Stanford in 1999, Levin has been the William Heard Kilpatrick Professor of Economics and Education and the director of the National Center for the Study for Privatization in Education at

Teacher's College Teachers College, Columbia University (TC), is the graduate school of education, health, and psychology of Columbia University, a private research university in New York City. Founded in 1887, it has served as one of the official faculties ...

. Additionally, he has also co-directed the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies in Education after 2007.Curriculum vitae of Henry Levin from the website of Columbia University. Retrieved March 31st, 2018.
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Peabody Journal of Education Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education and Human Development (also known as Vanderbilt Peabody College, Peabody College, or simply Peabody) is the education school of Vanderbilt University, a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee ...

'', ''

Economics of Education Review ''Economics of Education Review'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering education economics. It was established in 1981 and is published by Elsevier. The editor-in-chief is Celeste Carruthers (University of Tennessee, Knoxville). ...

'', '' Journal of Education and Work'', '' Urban Review'', and ''

American Behavioral Scientist ''American Behavioral Scientist'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the fields of social and behavioral sciences. The managing editor is Laura Lawrie. It was established in 1957 by Alfred de Grazia and is currently publi ...

'' and has done so in the past for e.g. the ''

American Educational Research Journal The ''American Educational Research Journal '' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of educational research. The editors are Ellen Goldring (Vanderbilt University), Angela Calabrese-Barton (University of Michigan), Mike Cunni ...

'' and the ''

Review of Educational Research The ''Review of Educational Research'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed review journal published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the American Educational Research Association. It was established in 1931 and covers all aspects of education and educat ...

''. He has worked as a consultant for the

U.S. Department of Education The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department ...

National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ...

OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate e ...

, and

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...

Research

Henry M. Levin is specialized on the

economics of education Education economics or the economics of education is the study of economic issues relating to education, including the demand for education, the financing and provision of education, and the comparative efficiency of various educational programs ...

and human resources,

urban economics Urban economics is broadly the economic study of urban areas; as such, it involves using the tools of economics to analyze urban issues such as crime, education, public transit, housing, and local government finance. More specifically, it is a bra ...

public finance Public finance is the study of the role of the government in the economy. It is the branch of economics that assesses the government revenue and government expenditure of the public authorities and the adjustment of one or the other to achie ...

and

education policy Education policy consists of the principles and policy decisions that influence the field of education, as well as the collection of laws and rules that govern the operation of education systems. Education governance may be shared between the local ...

. More specifically, he has researched

cost effectiveness Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is a form of economic analysis that compares the relative costs and outcomes (effects) of different courses of action. Cost-effectiveness analysis is distinct from cost–benefit analysis, which assigns a monetar ...

approaches to

evaluation Evaluation is a systematic determination and assessment of a subject's merit, worth and significance, using criteria governed by a set of standards. It can assist an organization, program, design, project or any other intervention or initiative ...

, school finance, the relationship between education and inequality, market-based approaches to education, and accelerated schools for at-risk students.

References

External links

Webpage of Henry Levin on the website of Teacher's College
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