Railways, Development, and Literacy in India

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dc.contributor.authorChaudhary, Latika
dc.contributor.authorFenske, James
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-16T20:03:38Z
dc.date.available2023-05-16T20:03:38Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionThe article of record as published may be found at http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/173159
dc.description.abstractWe study the effect of railroads, the single largest public investment in colonial India, on human capital. Using district-level data on literacy and two different identification strategies, we find railroads had positive effects on literacy, in particular on male and English literacy. We show that railroads increased literacy by raising secondary and elite primary, rather than vernacular primary schooling. Our mediation analysis suggests that non-agricultural income, urbanisation, and opportunities for skilled employment are important mechanisms, while agricultural income is not.en_US
dc.format.extent41 p.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChaudhary, Latika, and James Fenske. "Railways, development, and literacy in India." Journal of Economic History (2023).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/72084
dc.publisherUniversity of Warwick
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.titleRailways, Development, and Literacy in Indiaen_US
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