this respect. Using India as an important case in point, we intend to bridge this gap of the literature. Results using a … unique district-level panel data-set from 17 major states of India for the period 1992-2002 that we compile highlight a … for the findings. -- private school growth ; universal literacy ; gender gap ; Millennium Development Goals ; India, Asia …

This paper examines the extent of gender gap in private school enrolment in India, an issue that has not been … private sector in delivering basic education. -- policy reforms ; economic growth ; private school choice ; gender gap ; India …

Using longitudinal school data from India, this paper examines enrolment trends of socially disadvantaged children post …

This paper uses new data to study school management and productivity in India. We report four main results. First …

and a corresponding rapid shrinkage in the size of the government school sector in India, suggesting parental abandonment …

Using two nationally representative datasets from household surveys conducted in India in 2005 and 2012, the present … endogenous in India because parents continue to have children until they have a son. To redress this potential endogeneity, we …