Race, Inequality, and Language in Education (RILE)

　　Applied Econometrics

　　International Comparative Education

　　Economics of Education

　　Research Summary:

　　Dr. Carnoy is a labor economist with a special interest in the political economy of the educational system. He specializes in comparative analysis.

　　Current Research:

　　Researching econometric models of quality of education in Latin America and Southern Africa. Studying changes in university financing and the quality of engineering and science tertiary education in China, India, and Russia.

　　Faded Dreams (1994)

　　Globalization and Educational Reform What Planners Need to Know (2000)

　　Sustaining Flexibility: Work, Family, and Community in the Information Age (2001)

　　All Else Equal: Are Private and Public Schools Different? (2002)

　　The New Accountability: High Schools and High Stakes Tests (2003)

　　The Charter School Dust-Up (2005)

　　Cuba’s Academic Advantage (2007)

　　Vouchers and Public School Performance (2007)

　　PhD (Economics), University of Chicago, 1964

　　MA (Economics), University of Chicago, 1961

　　BS (Electrical Engineering), California Institute of Technology, 1960

　　Assistant Professor of Education and Economics (1968-1971)

　　Associate Professor of Education and Economics (1971-1977)

　　Professor of Education and Economics (1977 - )

　　Research Associate in Economics, Foreign Policy Division, The Brookings Institute (1964-1968)

　　Consultant to World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNESCO, IEA, OECD, UNICEF, International Labour Office.