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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 (contributor); Ghosh, Sugata (contributor) - 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/10003607527
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Elite dominance and under-investment in mass education : disparity in the social development of the Indian States, 1960 - 92
Pal, Sarmista (contributor); Ghosh, Sugata (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003391499
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Admission is Free Only If Your Dad is Rich! Distributional Effects of Corruption in Schools in Developing Countries
Emran, M. Shahe - 2013
This paper provides an analysis of potential unequal burden of bribery in schools on poor households in developing countries. The rich are more likely to pay bribes in the standard model where the probability of punishment for bribe taking by a teacher is the same irrespective of income of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087027
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Can Provision of Free School Uniforms Harm Attendance? Evidence from Ecuador
Hidalgo, Diana; Onofa, Mercedes; Oosterbeek, Hessel; … - 2010
To raise school attendance, many programs in developing countries eliminate or reduce private contributions to education. This paper documents an unintended negative effect of such programs. Using data from a randomized experiment that provides free uniforms to primary school children in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014189439
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Equal opportunity through higher education : theory and evidence on privilege and ability
Arbel, Yuval; Bar-El, Ronen; Tobol, Yossi - 2017
We model a higher education system that admits students according to their admission signal (e.g., matriculation GPA, SAT), which is, in turn, affected by their cognitive ability and socioeconomic background. We show that subsidizing education loans increases neither human capital stock nor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011613138
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Intergenerational mobility and the rise and fall of inequality : lessons from Latin America
Neidhöfer, Guido - 2016
Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents ́and childrenś economic well-being; i.e. low intergenerational mobility. This study is the first to test this relationship in a between and within country setup, using harmonized micro data from 18 Latin...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440819
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Intergenerational mobility and the rise and fall of inequality : lessons from Latin America
Neidhöfer, Guido - 2015
Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents' and children's economic well-being; i.e. low intergenerational mobility. This study is the first to test this relationship in a between and within country setup, using harmonized micro data from 18 Latin...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011459537
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Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Inequality in China
Heckman, James J. - 2012
China's rapid growth was fueled by substantial physical capital investments applied to a large stock of medium skilled labor acquired before economic reforms began. As development proceeded, the demand for high skilled labor has grown, and, in the past decade, China has made substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013106287
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Intergenerational mobility and the rise and fall of inequality : lessons from Latin America
Neidhöfer, Guido - 2018
Countries with high income inequality also show a strong association between parents' and children’s economic well-being; i.e. low intergenerational mobility. This study is the first to test this relationship in a between-country and within-country setup; using harmonized micro data from 18...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011932596
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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 - 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/10010269246