This paper assesses the status of education, both quantity and quality, in Bihar in both absolute terms and relative to … other states in India. It then performs a regression exercise using a panel data of Indian states to identify the correlates … of educational outcomes. It also surveys the broader literature on education policies which provides a perspective on the …

This paper assesses the status of education, both quantity and quality, in Bihar in both absolute terms and relative to … other states in India. It then performs a regression exercise using a panel data of Indian states to identify the correlates … of educational outcomes. It also surveys the broader literature on education policies which provides a perspective on the …

using nationally representative data on high school subject choices and adult outcomes for urban males in India. Results … and parental support for translating science skills into higher earnings. Science education is also associated with more … years of education, likelihood of completing a professional degree, and among low ability students, working in public sector …

using nationally representative data on high school subject choices and adult outcomes for urban males in India. Results … and parental support for translating science skills into higher earnings. Science education is also associated with more … years of education, likelihood of completing a professional degree, and among low ability students, working in public sector …

bride-to-groom marriage payments, i.e., dowries, influence saving behavior in rural India. Exploiting variation in firstborn …

earnings and English ability. In this paper, we use a newly available data set - the India Human Development Survey, 2005 - to …India's colonial legacy and linguistic diversity give English an important role in its economy, and this role has …-language skills in India, but the extent of these returns is unknown due to lack of a microdata set containing measures of both …

state-time variation in reservation in state legislative assemblies in India that arises from national policies that cause …

exists in India. This paper exploits the institutional features of federally mandated employment quota policy to examine its … outcome is also reflected in their higher household consumption expenditure. Overall, the effects vary within each minority … group by education, gender, and geographical location. …

distinctive social identities in India, where social identities are defined by caste and religious affiliations. The … classification of such items was done by eliciting responses to a survey in India. We match the results of our survey with nationally …