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The implications of private tutoring on the school education in LDCs

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In many LDCs, we observe that the public school teachers receive low wages, expend less than their full effort at school, and provide private tutoring to the students for a fee. To capture this institutional arrangement, we develop a theoretical model which shows that in comparison with ‘no-tutoring’, ‘tutoring’ is welfare reducing for all students in the economy. However, if the government considers only the students in the public system, then ‘tutoring’ can be welfare improving. In that case, the government would set a lower tax rate to pay wages to the teachers and let them provide tutoring to the students for a fee.

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  • Bagala P. Biswal, 1999. "The implications of private tutoring on the school education in LDCs," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 3(1), pages 53-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jpolrf:v:3:y:1999:i:1:p:53-66
    DOI: 10.1080/13841289908523395
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    1. Raghbendra Jha & Bagala Biswal & Urvashi D. Biswal, 2001. "An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Public Expenditures on Education and Health on Poverty in Indian States," ASARC Working Papers 2001-05, The Australian National University, Australia South Asia Research Centre.
    2. Bagala P. BISWAL, 1999. "Private Tutoring And Public Corruption: A Cost-Effective Education System For Developing Countries," The Developing Economies, Institute of Developing Economies, vol. 37(2), pages 222-240, June.
    3. Bibhas Saha & Subhra Baran Saha, 2009. "Private Tutoring, School Education and Government Policy," Review of Market Integration, India Development Foundation, vol. 1(3), pages 375-408, December.

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