TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Fagernäs, Sonja
AU  - Pelkonen, Panu
        TI  - Where's the Teacher? How Teacher Workplace Segregation Impedes Teacher Allocation in India
        PY  - 2017/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 10595
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp10595
        AB  - Social or ethnic segregation can impede the equitable allocation of public resources in developing countries. We study an under-explored dimension; the allocation of public sector teachers in India. Using a register database for 2006-12, we construct indicators for the equality of teacher allocation and workplace segregation of teachers by gender and caste within districts. While pupil-teacher ratios have improved, the equality of teacher allocation has not. We show that allocation and segregation are connected; in districts with a higher degree of initial teacher segregation, a lower share of schools met pupil-teacher norms imposed by the Right to Education Act (2009).
        KW  - teachers
KW  - public service delivery
KW  - segregation
KW  - caste
KW  - India
KW  - right to education
        ER  -