COVER -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 Introduction -- I: Introduction -- II: Overview -- 2 Earlier models of education: human capital and signalling -- I: Introduction -- II: Human capital -- III: Signalling -- IV: Human capital, signalling, or information? -- 3 The informational model of...

This study uses a simple model of information gathering to generate policy recommendations concerning education in Ontario, especially at the post-secondary level. The schools are viewed as helping students discover jobs matched to their abilities, and policy prescriptions are offered from that...