School participation in rural India

Dreze, Jean and Gandhi Kingdon, Geeta (1999) School participation in rural India. DEDPS, 18. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the determinant of school participation in rural north India, based on a recent household survey which includes detailed information on school characteristics. School participation especially among girls, responds to a wide range of variables, including parental education and motivation, social background, dependency ratios, work opportunities, village development, teacher posting , teacher regularity and mid-day meals. The remarkable lead achieved by the state of Himachal Pradesh is fully accounted for by these variables. School quality matters, but it is not related in a simply way to specific inputs.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 1999 Jean Dreze and Geeta Gandhi Kingdon
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Education, India, Child Labour, School Quality
Library of Congress subject classification:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) L Education > L Education (General)
Journal of Economic Literature Classification System:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O15 - Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies > H52 - Government Expenditures and Education
Sets:	Collections > Economists Online Research centres and groups > Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD)
Rights:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm
Identification Number:	18
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/6666/

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