Railways, Development, and Literacy in India

Chaudhary, Latika; Fenske, James

dc.contributor.author	Chaudhary, Latika
dc.contributor.author	Fenske, James
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-16T20:03:38Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-16T20:03:38Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	Chaudhary, Latika, and James Fenske. "Railways, development, and literacy in India." Journal of Economic History (2023).	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10945/72084
dc.description	The article of record as published may be found at http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/173159
dc.description.abstract	We 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.extent	41 p.	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Warwick
dc.rights	This 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.title	Railways, Development, and Literacy in India	en_US
dc.type	Manuscript	en_US
dc.contributor.corporate	Naval Postgraduate School	en_US