, upon 7-19 years olds' school enrollment and grade progression in rural North India. It hopes both to extend to less … schooling. Analysis of data from the World Bank's 1997-98 Survey of Living Conditions in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar yields 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 … current policies in the field of education in Bihar. Finally, it makes a case for several policy initiatives that should be …

Economic growth in China and India has attracted many headlines recently. As a result, the literature comparing the two … the regions of China and India over the past twenty years. It also provides an assessment of regional disparity in the two …

We study the impact of an innovative program in the Indian state of Bihar that aimed to reduce the gender gap in …

institutional births and child mortality in the state of Bihar, India. Using the difference-in-differences methodology, we find a …

participation in and the impact of one of these programs (DDUJKY) located in rural Bihar, one of India's poorest states. The …In a number of countries, youth unemployment is a pressing economic and political concern. In India, 54 percent of the … youth employment, the Government of India has launched a number of skills training programs. This paper deals with …

Bihar, India. Field experiments and surveys in 40 villages in Bihar reveal that JEEViKA is associated with significantly …