Where's the Teacher? How Teacher Workplace Segregation Impedes Teacher Allocation in India

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Social or ethnic segregation can impede the equitable allocation of public resources in developing countries. We study an under-explored dimension; the allocation of public sector teachers in India. Using a register database for 2006-12, we construct indicators for the equality of teacher allocation and workplace segregation of teachers by gender and caste within districts. While pupil-teacher ratios have improved, the equality of teacher allocation has not. We show that allocation and segregation are connected; in districts with a higher degree of initial teacher segregation, a lower share of schools met pupil-teacher norms imposed by the Right to Education Act (2009).

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 10595

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions ; Education and Inequality ; Public Sector Labor Markets ; Personnel Economics: Labor Management
• Subject: teachers ; public service delivery ; segregation ; caste ; India ; right to education

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Fagernäs, Sonja ; Pelkonen, Panu
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2017

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/161218
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