Education and Mortality in India

Motkuri, Venkatanarayana and Mishra, Uday Shankar (2013): Education and Mortality in India.

Abstract

The present paper made an attempt to understand the impact schooling/education on the mortality rate in India, in a developing country context. Present study aims at looking into differences in mortality rate by the status of completion of primary schooling.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Demography, India, Education, Mortality
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I10 - General; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I15 - Health and Economic Development; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J11 - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J18 - Public Policy

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