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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments February 15, 2018 erstellt
Beschreibung:
We present the first estimates of the effects of higher education investments on lower levels of schooling. Using the roll-out of elite public colleges in India, we show that investments in higher education increased educational attainment among school-age children. Private schools entered districts with new elite public colleges, and students switched from public to private schools. We find suggestive evidence that elite colleges led to focal investments in electricity, roads and water services reducing setup costs for private schools, and consequently, travel costs for school-going children