mobility. This paper tests these predictions in India and China using data not subject to coresidency bias. The evidence … evidence of pure son preference in rural India. The girls in rural China do not face bias in financial investment by parents … intergenerational persistence in schooling where parents self-finance children's education because of credit market imperfections …

democracies, focusing on India and Indonesia-two countries that have experienced increased education rights litigation in recent …This paper examines the role of courts in promoting fulfillment of the right to education in developing country … years. The paper argues that this litigation has been part of broader struggles over education policy, inequality, and the …

in education. This paper documents the effectiveness of a multifaceted educational program, pursuing these three … objectives simultaneously, in rural India. Using an experiment in 230 schools, the paper measures the effects of the program on …