Using the Uttar Pradesh-Bihar Living-Standard Measurement Survey (1997) this paper examines the factors that have created a wedge in the grade completion levels of the male and the female children. Our study reveals that in the context of educational outcomes, the birth order of the child as...

This study addresses the following questions in the context of a developing coun- try. Do crimes increase following natural disasters? Does an upcoming election or the presence of a strong local media, which potentially increases the incentive of the gov- ernment to provide disaster relief,...

This paper examines the households' preferences for the public school, the private school and the no-schooling option in rural Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The results reveal that the quality of the local public schools and the costs of attendance have distinct effects on the school choice in the...