This article examines the determinants of private school choice for elementary school
students in India with emphasis on school characteristics. We also analyze the gender …

The private school sector has expanded with almost no public intervention to educate half of
primary school children in many urban centers in Africa and Asia. Simple comparisons of …

This paper provides a snapshot of educational and economic trends across South Asia with
an exploratory and comparative approach. Before COVID-19, South Asia was the world's …

School voucher programs are scholarship initiatives–frequently government funded or
incentivized–that pay for students to attend private schools of their choice. This study is the …

Rapid urban population growth, the urbanization of poverty, and the proliferation of slums
are being driven to a great extent by this dynamic form of globalization. Consequently, the …

Using comprehensive longitudinal data from Chile, we examine the impact of attending a
private high school on labor market outcomes. The empirical strategy exploits conditional …

According to a proverb often referring to the misery that prevails in restricted if enlightened
surroundings,“It is dark under the lamp.” Urban areas have emerged as centers of …

How should governments and donors engage with the growing private sector in education in
develo** countries? Enrolment in private schools now exceeds 50 percent at the primary …

ABSTRACT 'It is dark under the lamp'-a proverb that frequently refers to the misery that
prevails in confined, lit environments. In terms of economic development, urban regions …

Government services act as important sites of political socialization. Through interactions
with the state individuals learn lessons about their value as citizens, form preferences over …