Professor Emeritus Adrian Ziderman

Refereed Papers:

• "Leisure Activities of Jewish Teenagers in London," Jewish Journal of Sociology, December 1966.
  Reprinted in:
  Betfutsot Hagolah, 10, 3/4. (46/47) (Hebrew).

• "Utilization of Qualified Manpower in British Industry," in Proceedings of the Policy Conference on Highly Qualified Manpower, Paris: O.E.C.D, 1967 (with Mark Blaug and M.H. Peston).
• "Costs and Benefits of Adult Retraining in the U.K.," Economica, November 1969.
• "The Economic Return on Investment in Higher Education in England and Wales," Economic Trends, May 1971 (with Vera Morris).
• "Rates of Return on Investment in Education: Recent Results for Britain," Journal of Human Resources, Winter 1973.

• "Does it Pay to Take a Degree? The Profitability of Private Investment in University Education in Britain," Oxford Economic Papers, July 1973.
  Reprinted in:
  C. Baxter, P.J. O'Leary, A. Westoby (editors). Economics and Educational Policy,
  Longman and the Open University Press, 1977.

• "A Markov Chain Model of the Benefits of Participating in Government Training Schemes," The Manchester School, December 1973 (with C. Driver).
• "Estimating U.S. Human Capital Loss in Southeast Asia," Journal of Human Resources, Fall 1973.
• "On the Ranking of Social Investment in Education," Public Finance, No. 3, 1973.
• "Cost Benefit Analysis of Government Training Centres in Scotland: A Simulation Approach" in J.M. Parkin and A.R. Nobay (editors), Contemporary Issues in Economics, Manchester University Press, 1975.
• "Trade Unions and the Acceptability of GTC Trainees: Some Survey Results," British Journal of Industrial Relations, March 1975 (with Annamarie Walder).
• "Costs and Benefits of Manpower Training Programmes in Great Britain," British Journal of Industrial Relations, July 1975.

• "Evaluation of Manpower Programmes: Control Groups Versus Before-after Comparisons," The Journal of Industrial Relations, March 1976.
  Reprinted in:
  L.F. Moore and L. Charach (editors), Manpower Planning: An Anthology, Institute of Industrial Relations, University of British Columbia,1979.

• "The Regional Location of Training Centres in Britain: A Cost-Benefit Approach," International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 4 No. 1, 1977.
  Reprinted in:
  B.O. Pettman (editor), Government Involvement in Training,M.C.B. University Press, 1978.

• "Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Location of G.T.C. Capacity: A Rejoinder," International Journal of Social Economics, Vol.4 No.3, 1977.
  Reprinted in:
  B.O.Pettman (editor), Government Involvement in Training, M.C.B. University Press, 1978.

• "The Economics of Educational Policy," in R.M. Grant and G.K.Shaw (editors), Current Issues in Economic Policy, London, Philip Allan, 1980.
• "On the Valuation of Accident Cost Savings," Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, May 1981.
• "Hours of Instruction in Secondary High Schools: Theory and Practice," Megamot, September 1981 (Hebrew) (with S. Rimler).
• "Education, Screening and Human Capital," Economics Letters, Vol.6, No.1, 1981 (with E. Katz).
• "Restrictive Practices, Training, and the Legal Profession in Scotland," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, November 1983.
• "External Examination versus Internal Assessment: The Israeli Maturity Certificate," Comparative Education Review, August 1984.
• "Free Enterprise and Jewish Law: A Review Article," Dine Israel, Volume 12, 1984- 1985.
• "Do Universities Maintain Common Standards in Awarding First Degrees with Distinction? The Case of Israel," Higher Education, Vol. 14, 1985 (with S. Neuman).
• "Towards a Theory of Incremental Wages Scales" Applied Economics, October 1986 (with E. Katz).
• "How Does Fertility Relate to Religiosity: Survey Evidence for Israel," Sociology and Social Research, January 1986 (with S. Neuman).
• "Testing the Dual Labor Market Hypothesis: Evidence from the Israel Labor Mobility Survey," Journal of Human Resources, Spring 1986 (with S. Neuman).
• "Incomplete Information, Non-wage Benefits and Desirable-worker Self Selection," Australian Economic Papers, December 1986 (with E. Katz).
• "The Remuneration Package and Pareto Inefficiency in the Labour Market," European Economic Review, 1987 (with E. Katz and U. Spiegel).
• "Cancellation of Hours of Instruction at Secondary Schools in Israel: Survey Results," Megamot, April 1987 (Hebrew).
• "Initial vs. Recurrent Training for Skilled Trades in Israel: Results of a Seven Year Follow-up Study," Economics of Education Review, Vol 6 No 2, 1987.
• "Reducing the Use of Analgesics in General Medical Practice: Evaluation of a Health Education Programme," Patient Education and Counselling, April 1988 (with M.A. Weingarten, et al.).
• "Alternative Training Modes for Youth in Israel: Results from Longitudinal Data," Comparative Education Review, May 1989.
• "Jewish Education in Great Britain": Chapter 8 in H.S. Himmelfarb and S. Della Pergola (editors), Jewish Education Worldwide: Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Washington DC: University Press of America, 1989.
• "The Economic Cost of Strikes in Israel: An Input-Output Approach," Issues in Economics. Annual Conference of the Israel Economic Association, Hebrew, 1989 (with S. Neuman).
• "Vocational Secondary Schools Can be More Cost Effective than Academic Schools: An Israeli Case Study," Comparative Education, July 1989 (with S. Neuman).
• "Making Vocational Training Effective,"Finance and Development, March 1990 (with J. Middleton and A.V. Adams).
• "The Role of Educational Certification in Raising Earnings: Evidence from Israeli Census Data," Economics of Education Review, Vol. 9 No. 3, 1990.
• "Financing Training in Developing Countries: The Role of Payroll Taxes," Economics of Education Review, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1990 (with J. Whalley).

• "Investment in General Training: The Role of Information and Mobility," Economic Journal, December, 1990 (with E. Katz).
  Reprinted in:
  D. Lamberton (Editor), The Ecomonics of Communication and Information, Edward Elgar 1995
  O. Ashenfelter and R. LaLonde (Editors), The Economics of Training, Edward Elgar, 1995

• "Vocational Schooling, Occupational Matching and Labor Market Earnings in Israel," Journal of Human Resources, Spring 1991 (with S. Neuman).
• Deferred Cost Recovery in Higher Education: Student Loan Programs in Developing Countries, Discussion Paper Series No. 137. Washington, DC: The World Bank, November 1991 (with D. Albrecht).
• "Benefits of Women's Education within Marriage: Results for Israel in a Dual Labor Market Context," Economic Development and Cultural Change, January 1992 (with S. Neuman).
• "Evidence on Screening: P Tests for Israel," Economics of Education Review, Vol. 11 No. 1. 1992.
• Allocation Mechanisms in Higher Education: Financing for Stability, Efficiency and Responsiveness, Discussion Paper Series No. 153. Washington, DC: The World Bank, February 1992 (with D. Albrecht).
• "Student Loans and their Alternatives: Improving the Performance of Deferred Payment Programs," Higher Education Vol. 22 No 3, (July) 1992 (with D. Albrecht).
• "The World Bank's Policy Paper on Vocational and Technical Education and Training," Prospects, Vol. XXII No. 2, 1992 (with A. V. Adams and J. Middleton).
• "Market-based Manpower Planning with Labour Market Signals," International Labour Review, Vol. 131 No. 3, 1992 (with A.V. Adams and J. Middleton).
• "Cost Recovery for Higher Education: Are Student Loans an Effective Instrument?," World Bank Research Observer, Vol. 8 No. 1, 1993 (with D. Albrecht).
• "Enhancing the Financial Stability of Universities in Developing Countries," in J. Salmi and A. Verspoor (Editors) Planning Higher Education in Developing Countries, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1994.
• "Many Paths to Skilled Employment: A Reverse Tracer Study of Seven Occupations in Colombia," Education Economics, Vol. 3 No. 1, 1995 (with R. Horn).
• "National Service: A Form of Societal Cost Recovery for Higher Education," Higher Education, Vol. 29, 1995 (with D. Albrecht).
• "National Programmes in Technical and Vocational Education: Economic and Education Relationships," Journal of Vocational Education and Training, Vol. 49, No. 3, 1997.
• "Locating Graduates through Reunion Parties: Secondary Technical Education in Mozambique," Comparative Education Review, Vol. 41, No.2, 1997.
• "Policy Research in Vocational Education and Training," International Journal of Manpower, Vol. 18 No.1/2, 1997 (with J. Middleton).
• "A Government Role in Training Markets in Developing Countries: Theory and Policy," in Sami Daniel et al (Editors), Essays in Honour of Bernard Corry and Maurice Peston, Edward Elgar, 1998 (with E. Katz).
• "Reforming the Training System in South Africa: Constraints and Innovations," in Indermit Gill and F. Fluitman (Editors), Skills and Change: Constraints and Innovation in the Reform of Vocational Education and Training, Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1998 (with A.V. Adams).
• "Vocational Education in Israel: Wage Effects of the VocEd-Occupational Match", Journal of Human Resources, Spring 1999 (with S. Neuman)

• "Alternative Objectives of National Student Loans Schemes: Implications for Design, Evaluation and Policy", Welsh Journal of Education, July, 2002
  Reprinted in:
  Peking University Education Review, No. 2, 2004 (in Chinese)

• " Financing Student Loans in Thailand: Revolving Fund or Open-ended Commitment" Economics of Education Review, August 2002
• "Work Histories of Israeli Men and Women", Discussion Paper No. 67-2003. Tel Aviv: The Pinhas Sapir Center for Economic Development, .August 2003
• "Can Vocational Education Improve the Wages of Minorities and Disadvantaged Groups? The Case of Israel", Economics of Education Review, August 2003
• "Student Loans in Thailand: from Social Targeting to Cost-sharing", International Higher Education, Winter 2005

• "Increasing Accessibility to Higher Education: A Role for Student Loans?" in S. Shishkin (Editor), Social Differentiation of Higher Education. Moscow: Pomatur, Independent Institute for Social Policy (in Russian), 2006
  English version is available at:
  http://www.socpol.ru/eng/research_projects/pdf/proj15_Ziderman.pdf

• "The Role of the State in Financing Training", Peking University Education Review, No3 2007,(in Chinese)
• "Financing Training by Payroll Levies" in Rupert Maclean and David N. Wilson (Editors), Handbook of Technical and Vocational Education and Training. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Keuwer Academic Publishers, 2008
• "Financing Vocational Education and Training", invited article in B. McGaw, E. Baker and P.P. Peterson (Editors), International Encyclopedia of Education, Third Edition, Oxford: Elsevier, 2008

• "Student Loans for Israel: Learning from International Experience" Rivon LeCalcalah (Economics Quarterly). 2009, forthcoming (in Hebrew)
  English version: The Samuael Neaman Institute, The Technion, Israel: Economics of
  Higher Education Series, No.6 , April 2008

• "Promoting Access of the Poor through Student Loans: Prerequisites for Success", Higher Education in Europe, No 2, 2009
• "Student Loans Repayment and Recovery: International Comparisons" (with Hua Shen) Higher Education, No 3, 2009
• "Student Loans Repayment in China: Designing a New Model to Ease the Repayment Burden", Higher Education in Europe, No 2, 2009 (with Hua Shen and Hong Shen)

Submitted Papers

• "Wage Mobility in Israel: the Effect of Sectoral Concentration", (with A. R. Cardoso and S. Neuman) "A New Model for Equitable and Efficient Allocation of Resources for Schools: The Israeli Case", (with Iris BenDavid-Hadar)