Replication data for: The Right to Education Act: Trends in Enrollment, Test Scores, and School Quality
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Manisha Shah; Bryce Steinberg
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Project Citation:
Shah, Manisha, and Steinberg, Bryce. Replication data for: The Right to Education Act: Trends in Enrollment, Test Scores, and School Quality. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2019. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116477V1
Project Description
Summary:
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The Right to Education (RTE) Act passed in 2009 guarantees access to free primary education to all children ages 6-14 in India. This paper investigates whether national trends in educational outcomes change around the time of this law using household surveys and administrative data. We document four trends: (1) school-going increases after the passage of RTE, (2) test scores decline dramatically after 2010, (3) school infrastructure appears to improve both before and after RTE, and (4) the number of students who have to repeat a grade falls precipitously after RTE is enacted, in line with official provisions of the law.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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H52 National Government Expenditures and Education
I21 Analysis of Education
I25 Education and Economic Development
I28 Education: Government Policy
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
H52 National Government Expenditures and Education
I21 Analysis of Education
I25 Education and Economic Development
I28 Education: Government Policy
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
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