This paper analyses whether the amount households spend on education depends upon the returns to education prevalent in … the region in which they live. To this end, we estimated rates of return to education separately for boys and girls in 33 … states and UTs in India. These rates of return were then included in our education expenditure model. Our results clearly …

Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. School … access has been expanded by investment in school infrastructure and recruitment of teachers. In higher education too, the … education will further lift enrolment, bringing closer the government’s goal of universal elementary education, which comprises …

Our paper provides a comparative perspective on the development of public primary education in four of the largest … developing economies circa 1910: Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). These four countries encompassed more than 50% of the … spread of public primary education in developed economies. We identify the former and the lack of the latter to be important …

Our paper provides a comparative perspective on the development of public primary education in four of the largest … developing economies circa 1910: Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). These four countries encompassed more than 50 percent of … spread of public primary education in developed economies. We identify the former and the lack of the latter to be important …

This paper documents the state of elementary education in India and China since the 1960s, key lessons for India from … education in the two emerging economies, with China being decades ahead in improving literacy rates. China's adoption of the New … China's shift in focus from 'quantity' to 'quality', and evidencebased guidelines for effective implementation of India …

This paper documents the state of elementary education in India and China since the 1960s, key lessons for India from … education in the two emerging economies, with China being decades ahead in improving literacy rates. China's adoption of the New … China's shift in focus from 'quantity' to 'quality', and evidencebased guidelines for effective implementation of India …

Drawing on the nationally representative "Participation and Expenditure in Education" surveys, we document the …

Drawing on the nationally representative "Participation and Expenditure in Education" surveys, we document the …

The number of institutions and enrollment in higher education continue their rapid growth, but the quality of this … education remains uncertain. A small number of state-subsidized institutions attract a thin top layer of talent from each year … quality of India's higher education. The number of such graduates remains small relative to the population and the demands of …

The number of institutions and enrollment in higher education continue their rapid growth, but the quality of this … education remains uncertain. A small number of state-subsidized institutions attract a thin top layer of talent from each year … quality of India's higher education. The number of such graduates remains small relative to the population and the demands of …