TY - JOUR
T1 - Whither human capital? The woeful tale of transition to tertiary education in India
AU - Chakrabarty, Manisha
AU - Bhaumik, Sumon
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - In this article, we examine the issue of high dropout rates in India which has adverse implications for human capital formation and hence for the country's long-term growth potential. Using the 2004–2005 National Sample Survey (NSS) employment–unemployment data, we estimate transition probabilities of moving from a number of different educational levels to higher educational levels using a sequential logit model. Our results suggest that the overall probability of reaching tertiary education is very low. Further, even by the woeful overall standards, women are significantly worse off, particularly in rural areas.
AB - In this article, we examine the issue of high dropout rates in India which has adverse implications for human capital formation and hence for the country's long-term growth potential. Using the 2004–2005 National Sample Survey (NSS) employment–unemployment data, we estimate transition probabilities of moving from a number of different educational levels to higher educational levels using a sequential logit model. Our results suggest that the overall probability of reaching tertiary education is very low. Further, even by the woeful overall standards, women are significantly worse off, particularly in rural areas.
KW - sequential logit
KW - educational attainment
KW - transition probabilities
KW - India
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052866356&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13504851.2011.607109
U2 - 10.1080/13504851.2011.607109
DO - 10.1080/13504851.2011.607109
M3 - Article
SN - 1350-4851
VL - 19
SP - 835
EP - 838
JO - Applied Economics Letters
JF - Applied Economics Letters
IS - 9
ER -