The size of the middle class and educational outcomes : theory and evidence from the Indian subcontinent

Seiffert, Sebastian; Prettner, Klaus

The size of the middle class and educational outcomes : theory and evidence from the Indian subcontinent

dc.contributor.author	Seiffert, Sebastian	de
dc.contributor.author	Prettner, Klaus	de
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-08T08:55:56Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-08T08:55:56Z
dc.date.created	2018-06-11
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description.abstract	This paper proposes a stylised model to derive the effect of a sizeable middle class on average educational outcomes. Under reasonable assumptions, the model predicts that the spending share on education increases if the middle class becomes larger such that the size of the middle class has a positive impact on education. We test the relationship empirically by using village/neighbourhood level data from Indian household surveys. To tackle the issue of potential endogeneity of the middle class share of the population, we propose a novel instrument that relies on the fraction of the population belonging to the third (middle) caste (“sudra”). Using this IV strategy, our empirical results support a positive effect of a larger middle class on educational outcomes. Furthermore, we show that the share of the middle class is a more important determinant of female education than male education and that the effect of the middle class on education is more pronounced in rural areas.	en
dc.identifier.swb	506213676
dc.identifier.uri	https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/6279
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-14971
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences; 2018,14
dc.rights.license	publ-mit-pod	en
dc.rights.license	publ-mit-pod	de
dc.rights.uri	http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/doku/lic_mit_pod.php
dc.subject	India	en
dc.subject	Inequality	en
dc.subject	Middle class	en
dc.subject	Education	en
dc.subject	Castes	en
dc.subject.ddc	330
dc.subject.gnd	Indien	de
dc.subject.gnd	Bildung	de
dc.subject.gnd	Ungleichheit	de
dc.title	The size of the middle class and educational outcomes : theory and evidence from the Indian subcontinent	de
dc.type.dcmi	Text	de
dc.type.dini	WorkingPaper	de
local.access	uneingeschränkter Zugriff	en
local.access	uneingeschränkter Zugriff	de
local.bibliographicCitation.publisherPlace	Universität Hohenheim	de
local.faculty.number	3	de
local.institute.number	520	de
local.opus.number	1497
local.series.issueNumber	2018,14
local.series.title	Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences
local.university	Universität Hohenheim	de
local.university.faculty	Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences	en
local.university.faculty	Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften	de
local.university.institute	Institute for Economics	en
local.university.institute	Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre	de

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