Public infrastructure, location of private schools and primary school attainment in an emerging economy

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 783-794

  Pal, Sarmistha ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Failing state schools; Instrumental variable; Local public infrastructure; School attainment; School choice; School privatisation; Simultaneity bias

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CENTRAL PLACE THEORY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCATION DECISION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

INDIA;

EID: 77955432332     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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