The rural poor in developing countries, once economically isolated, are increasingly being connected to regional markets. Whether these new connections crowd out or encourage educational investment is a central question. We examine the impacts on educational choices of 115,000 new roads built under India's flagship road construction program. We find that children stay in school longer and perform better on standardized exams. Treatment heterogeneity supports the predictions of a standard human capital investment model: enrollment increases are largest where nearby labor markets offer the highest returns to education and lowest where they imply high opportunity costs of schooling
WP 2003-21 July 2003This paper presents a simple two-period, dual economy model in which migration o...
This report provides a rapid review of some of the recently published evidence of the impact of such...
Education being an important component of human capital has always attracted the interests of econom...
The rural poor in developing countries, once economically isolated, are increasingly being connected...
The rural poor in developing countries, once economically isolated, are increasingly being connected...
Does financing respond to changes in productive opportunities, even for the world’s poor? We answer ...
Does financing respond to changes in productive opportunities, even for the world’s poor? We answer ...
Does financing respond to changes in productive opportunities, even for the world’s poor? We answer ...
Does financing respond to changes in productive opportunities, even for the world’s poor? We answer ...
Does financing respond to changes in productive opportunities, even for the world’s poor? We answer ...
In developing countries, the construction of roads improves connectivity, which is a crucial factor ...
This chapter reviews the stylized facts regarding the distribution of human capital investments and ...
While the benefits of additional schooling in the developing world are widely recognised, the best u...
In this dissertation I examine the impacts of market forces and government programs on households' d...
The rationale for public investment in rural roads is that households can better exploit agricultura...
WP 2003-21 July 2003This paper presents a simple two-period, dual economy model in which migration o...
This report provides a rapid review of some of the recently published evidence of the impact of such...
Education being an important component of human capital has always attracted the interests of econom...
The rural poor in developing countries, once economically isolated, are increasingly being connected...
The rural poor in developing countries, once economically isolated, are increasingly being connected...
Does financing respond to changes in productive opportunities, even for the world’s poor? We answer ...
Does financing respond to changes in productive opportunities, even for the world’s poor? We answer ...
Does financing respond to changes in productive opportunities, even for the world’s poor? We answer ...
Does financing respond to changes in productive opportunities, even for the world’s poor? We answer ...
Does financing respond to changes in productive opportunities, even for the world’s poor? We answer ...
In developing countries, the construction of roads improves connectivity, which is a crucial factor ...
This chapter reviews the stylized facts regarding the distribution of human capital investments and ...
While the benefits of additional schooling in the developing world are widely recognised, the best u...
In this dissertation I examine the impacts of market forces and government programs on households' d...
The rationale for public investment in rural roads is that households can better exploit agricultura...
WP 2003-21 July 2003This paper presents a simple two-period, dual economy model in which migration o...
This report provides a rapid review of some of the recently published evidence of the impact of such...
Education being an important component of human capital has always attracted the interests of econom...