Sarmistha Pal
Public infrastructure, location of private schools and primary school attainment in an emerging economy
Brunel University London
paper argues access public infrastructure plays crucial role presence private schools community could minimise cost production also ensure high return private investment results using community school childhouseholdlevel probe survey data five north indian states provide support central hypothesis even controlling factors access village infrastructural facilities associated higher likelihood private school community also corroborated analysis household demand private schools paper concludes examining effect private school presence year 5 pass rates allschool pass rates significantly higher villages private school private school presence fails significant effect local state school pass rates