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The Elite and the Marginalised: An Analysis of Public Spending on Mass Education in the Indian States
Pal, Sarmistha; Ghosh, Sugata - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
and how far the interests of the marginalized poor are undermined by the dominant elite consisting mainly of the landed … and the capitalists. We distinguish the dominant elite from the minority elite (i.e., elected women and low caste … education while presence of capitalist elite, as reflected in greater degree of industrialisation enhances it, even in poorer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233907
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Elite Dominance and Under-Investment in Mass Education: Disparity in the Social Development of the Indian States, 1960-92
Pal, Sarmistha; Ghosh, Sugata - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Inter- and intra-state disparities in levels of literacy rates in India are striking, especially for the marginalized … elite dominance that discriminates against the minority groups of people and systematically under-invests in mass education …. We experiment with various indirect economic and political measures of elite dominance. Results based on the Indian state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763817
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Einkommensentwicklung im Freistaat Sachsen
Arent, Stefan; Nagl, Wolfgang; Ragnitz, Joachim - ifo Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der …
Die Studie stellt die Bruttolohn- und Tariflohnentwicklung von Arbeitnehmern in der Privatwirtschaft und Angestellten im öffentlichen Dienst seit der Wiedervereinigung gegenüber. Dabei werden auch Sonderleistungen (wie Urlaubs- und Weihnachtsgeld, Überstundenzuschläge usw.), flexible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009399674
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Schooling and the Formation of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Outcomes
Lüdemann, Elke - ifo Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der …
This study was prepared by Elke Lüdemann while she was working in the Department Human Capital and Innovation of the Ifo Institute. It was completed in July 2011 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Economics Department of the University of Munich (LMU). The subject of this study is a micro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401713
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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887064
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Migration and work: the cohesive role of vocational training policies
Ragazzi, Elena; Sella, Lisa - Istituto di Ricerca sulla Crescita Economica … - 2013
Migration and work are truly connected notions, both because one major cause of migration is the search of better working conditions, and because work is a fundamental vehicle of social cohesion, especially for the migrants. Hence, the European social model strongly connects social cohesion and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010927874
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Access to public schools and the education of migrant children in China
Chen, Yuanyuan; Feng, Shuaizhang - In: China Economic Review 26 (2013) C, pp. 75-88
A significant proportion of migrant children in China are not able to attend public schools for the lack of local household registration (HuKou), and turn to privately-operated migrant schools. This paper examines the consequences of such a partially involuntary school choice, using survey data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730426
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Understanding the Mechanisms through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter A. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010785594
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Is Spanish-Only Schooling Responsible for the Puerto Rican Language Gap?
Angrist, Joshua; Chin, Aimee; Godoy, Ricardo - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2006
Between 1898 and 1948, English was the language of instruction for most post-primary grades in Puerto Rican public schools. Since 1949, the language of instruction in all grades has been Spanish. We use this policy change to estimate the effect of English-intensive instruction on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005030925
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Access to Public Schools and the Education of Migrant Children in China
Chen, Yuanyuan; Feng, Shuaizhang - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
A significant proportion of migrant children in China are not able to attend public schools for lack of local household registration (HuKou), and turn to privately-operated migrant schools. This paper examines the consequences of such a partially involuntary school choice, using survey data and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010575484