The Nordic Economic Policy Review – NEPR – is published by the Nordic Council of Ministers and addresses policy issues in a way that is useful for in-formed non-specialists as well as for professional economists. All articles are commissioned from leading professional economists and are subject to peer review prior to publication. The review appears twice a year. The journal is distributed free of charge to the members of the Nordic economic associations. The easiest way to subscribe to the NEPR is therefore to become a member of one of these associations, i.e.: Denmark: Nationaløkonomisk Forening Finland: Taloustieteellinen Yhdistys Norway: Samfunnsøkonomene Sweden: Nationalekonomiska Föreningen. For institutional subscriptions, please contact nepr@iies.su.se.    

Content:

• Economics of education: Policies and effects - Anders Björklund and Peter Fredriksson
• Long-term effects of early childhood care and education - Christopher Ruhm and Jane Waldfogel. Comment by Tarjei Havnes
• Recruiting, retaining, and creating quality teachers - C. Kirabo Jackson. Comment by Torberg Falch
• On the margin of success? Effects of expanding higher education for marginal students - Björn Öckert. Comment by Torbjørn Hægeland
• Gender differences in education - Tuomas Pekkarinen. Comment by Anna Sjögren
• Educating children of immigrants: Closing the gap in Norwegian schools - Bernt Bratsberg, Oddbjørn Raaum and Knut Røed. Comment by Lena Nekby
• The effects of education on health and mortality - Bhashkar Mazumder. Comment by Kjell G. Salvanes