Determinants of public education expenditure: Evidence from Indian states

Monojit Chatterji, Sushil Mohan and Sayantan Ghosh Dastidar
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Paul Allanson

No 280, Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics from Economic Studies, University of Dundee

Abstract: Public education expenditure varies significantly across Indian states. Using data on sixteen Indian states from 2001-2010, the paper tries to identify the determinants of per capita education expenditure of state governments in India. The econometric findings indicate that richer states spend more on education compared to the poorer states. A lower share of child population (0-14 years) is found to significantly enhance education expenditure at the state level. We do not find any evidence that political factors such as political ideology of the ruling party and level of corruption affect education expenditure of state governments.

Keywords: public education expenditure; public policy; Indian states; panel data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H52 H72 J11 J18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2014-04
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