Type | Working Paper - Planning Commission of India |
Title | Household expenditure on education and implications for redefining the poverty line in India |
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2009 |
URL | http://www.cgg.gov.in/workingpapers/Household Expenditure on Education.pdf |
Abstract | This short paper is concerned with the following three questions: 1. Why consider education and expenditure on education, while redefining the official poverty line? 2. What is the present level of household expenditure on education and what does a review of estimates on household expenditure on education suggest? 3. What can be a reasonable estimate on household expenditure on education that can be used in redefining the official poverty line? |