Over the course of his career, George Psacharopoulos has made a deep impact on the way education is viewed in relation to economics. During his CERGE-EI Public Lecture on November 4th, Prof Psacharopoulos gave an interesting overview of the economics of education. He walked the audience through years of evolving research on the importance of education as both a personal and public investment, sharing a number of revealing facts and thoughtful insights.