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Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomised Experiments in India
Duflo, Esther; Banerjee, Abhijit; Cole, Shawn; Linden, Leigh - eSocialSciences - 2006
to improve the quality of education in urban slums. A remedial education programme hired young women from the community …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341841
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Monitoring Works: Getting Teachers to Come to School
Duflo, Esther; Hanna, Rema - eSocialSciences - 2005
In the rural areas of developing countries, teacher absence is a widespread problem. This paper tests whether a simple incentive programme based on teacher presence can reduce teacher absence, and whether it has the potential to lead to more teaching activities and better learning. In 60...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528143
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Marry for What? Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India
Duflo, Esther; Banerjee, Abhijit; Ghatak, Maitreesh; … - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper studies the role played by caste, education and other social and economic attributes in arranged marriages … responses they received, how they ranked them, and the eventual matches is used. The preferences for caste, education, beauty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967085