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Essays in Development Economics- [electronic resource]
Essays in Development Economics - [electronic resource]
Essays in Development Economics- [electronic resource]

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자료유형  
 학위논문파일 국외
최종처리일시  
20240214100059
ISBN  
9798379704315
DDC  
320
저자명  
Lakhote, Devika.
서명/저자  
Essays in Development Economics - [electronic resource]
발행사항  
[S.l.]: : The University of Chicago., 2023
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,, 2023
형태사항  
1 online resource(78 p.)
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-12, Section: A.
주기사항  
Advisor: Bertrand, Marianne;Dube, Oeindrila.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Chicago, 2023.
사용제한주기  
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초록/해제  
요약A large share of public expenditure goes towards building public infrastructure. Often, the infrastructure is targeted particularly to groups that have previously been under-served. Sometimes, there is no targeting but infrastructure improvements end up benefiting these groups more because of pre-existing inequalities. Indian society is deeply unequal along several such group lines: caste, religion, gender, language, and more. Therefore, group identity can be a pivotal determinant of access to goods, services, and infrastructure. Through this dissertation, I contribute to the big picture question: What is the relationship between group identity, and access to goods and infrastructure? We know from existing causal evidence that group identity plays an important role in determining economic outcomee, improving schooling infrastructure can lead to long-lasting impacts on educational attainment and workforce participation and household water access can have important consequences for health and overall welfare. My thesis contributes to both strands of the literature by evaluating two (previously unevaluated) nationwide infrastructure projects and measuring their effect on under-served groups (religious minorities and women). Many studies in the past have been constrained by a lack of granular nationwide data on many measures in India. There have been recent efforts to alleviate this problem. My thesis also contributes to this effort by creating two new granular nationwide datasets for public use. I collect and digitize data on infrastructure spending and construction in India from the last decade, that has not been used before. I also put together nationwide consumer data at a granular level to study identity-based goods consumption. In Chapter 1, I evaluate an infrastructure policy in India that invests in regions with a high share of religious minorities. I use an event study design to measure the medium-term effect of these investments on schooling infrastructure and schooling outcomes. I find that there is an improvement in classroom infrastructure (as targeted by the policy), but this improvement doesn't lead to an improvement in schooling outcomes. I also use an alternate approach to study the effect of the policy on regions with close to 25% share of religious minorities using an RD design. In Chapter 2, I study the effect of a rollout of household water access points (pipes, wells, tanks, pumps, etc.) on educational outcomes for children, especially girls. I use an event study design to measure the medium-term effect of receiving access to a substantial volume of water on student enrollment. I find that there is a large increase in student enrollment and retainment over time. I see a slight increase in share of girls enrolling in school but only 3 years after treatment; I discuss reasons as to why this could be the case. In Chapter 3, I ask if religious minority groups make different consumption choices based on the religious identity of their neighbors. I use National Sample Survey data to measure these patterns. I find that Muslims who live amongst Hindu neighbors silence their Islamic identity more than those who live amongst Muslim neighbors. I don't see this difference for Hindus. 
일반주제명  
Public policy.
키워드  
Development
키워드  
India
키워드  
Infrastructure investments
키워드  
Place-based policy
키워드  
Public goods
기타저자  
The University of Chicago Public Policy Studies
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 84-12A.
기본자료저록  
Dissertation Abstract International
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■520    ▼aA  large  share  of  public  expenditure  goes  towards  building  public  infrastructure.  Often,  the  infrastructure  is  targeted  particularly  to  groups  that  have  previously  been  under-served.  Sometimes,  there  is  no  targeting  but  infrastructure  improvements  end  up  benefiting  these  groups  more  because  of  pre-existing  inequalities.  Indian  society  is  deeply  unequal  along  several  such  group  lines:  caste,  religion,  gender,  language,  and  more.  Therefore,  group  identity  can  be  a  pivotal  determinant  of  access  to  goods,  services,  and  infrastructure.  Through  this  dissertation,  I  contribute  to  the  big  picture  question:  What  is  the  relationship  between  group  identity,  and  access  to  goods  and  infrastructure?  We  know  from  existing  causal  evidence  that  group  identity  plays  an  important  role  in  determining  economic  outcomee,  improving  schooling  infrastructure  can  lead  to  long-lasting  impacts  on  educational  attainment  and  workforce  participation  and  household  water  access  can  have  important  consequences  for  health  and  overall  welfare.  My  thesis  contributes  to  both  strands  of  the  literature  by  evaluating  two  (previously  unevaluated)  nationwide  infrastructure  projects  and  measuring  their  effect  on  under-served  groups  (religious  minorities  and  women).  Many  studies  in  the  past  have  been  constrained  by  a  lack  of  granular  nationwide  data  on  many  measures  in  India.  There  have  been  recent  efforts  to  alleviate  this  problem.  My  thesis  also  contributes  to  this  effort  by  creating  two  new  granular  nationwide  datasets  for  public  use.  I  collect  and  digitize  data  on  infrastructure  spending  and  construction  in  India  from  the  last  decade,  that  has  not  been  used  before.  I  also  put  together  nationwide  consumer  data  at  a  granular  level  to  study  identity-based  goods  consumption.  In  Chapter  1,  I  evaluate  an  infrastructure  policy  in  India  that  invests  in  regions  with  a  high  share  of  religious  minorities.  I  use  an  event  study  design  to  measure  the  medium-term  effect  of  these  investments  on  schooling  infrastructure  and  schooling  outcomes.  I  find  that  there  is  an  improvement  in  classroom  infrastructure  (as  targeted  by  the  policy),  but  this  improvement  doesn't  lead  to  an  improvement  in  schooling  outcomes.  I  also  use  an  alternate  approach  to  study  the  effect  of  the  policy  on  regions  with close  to  25%  share  of  religious  minorities  using  an  RD  design.  In  Chapter  2,  I  study  the  effect  of  a  rollout  of  household  water  access  points  (pipes,  wells,  tanks,  pumps,  etc.)  on  educational  outcomes  for  children,  especially  girls.  I  use  an  event  study  design  to  measure  the  medium-term  effect  of  receiving  access  to  a  substantial  volume  of  water  on  student  enrollment.  I  find  that  there  is  a  large  increase  in  student  enrollment  and  retainment  over  time.  I  see  a  slight  increase  in  share  of  girls  enrolling  in  school  but  only  3  years  after  treatment;  I  discuss  reasons  as  to  why  this  could  be  the  case.  In  Chapter  3,  I  ask  if  religious  minority  groups  make  different  consumption  choices  based  on  the  religious  identity  of  their  neighbors.  I  use  National  Sample  Survey  data  to  measure  these  patterns.  I  find  that  Muslims  who  live  amongst  Hindu  neighbors  silence  their  Islamic  identity  more  than  those  who  live  amongst  Muslim  neighbors.  I  don't  see  this  difference  for  Hindus. 
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