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IZA Journal of Labor & Development

Table 3 Logit estimates of the DCE model, standard students

From: Preferences and skills of Indian public sector teachers

Contract attributes

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

Pay (1000 Rs.)

.132

[.011]**

.133

[.010]**

.121

[.013]**

.139

[.026]**

Location: Village/Small town

.507

[.095]**

.576

[.088]**

.779

[.105]**

.880

[.220]**

Location: Home village / town

.658

[.095]**

1.022

[.092]**

1.225

[.115]**

1.104

[.230]**

Location: District Capital area

.368

[.096]**

.636

[.091]**

1.006

[.110]**

.749

[.225]**

Contract: Permanent with rotation

.673

[.068]**

.577

[.063]**

.681

[.076]**

.700

[.157]**

Contract: Permanent

.783

[.100]**

.723

[.094]**

.770

[.117]**

.833

[.238]**

Transfers: Based on merit

.940

[.074]**

1.035

[.071]**

1.048

[.088]**

.891

[.176]**

Small class size

-.128

[.060]*

-.043

[.056]

-.127

[.067]

-.173

[.137]

Female x Pay (1000 Rs.)

-.007

[.016]

    

-.003

[.017]

Female x Village/Small town

.188

[.134]

    

.170

[.144]

Female x Home village / town

.704

[.141]**

    

.701

[.151]**

Female x District Capital area

.563

[.138]**

    

.469

[.149]**

Female x Permanent with rotation

-.184

[.096]

    

-.224

[.103]*

Female x Permanent

-.067

[.144]

    

-.065

[.155]

Female x Based on merit

.223

[.108]*

    

.267

[.116]*

Female x Small class size

.127

[.084]

    

.159

[.091]

Caste x Pay (1000 Rs.)

  

-.011

[.016]

  

-.013

[.016]

Caste x Village/Small town

  

.026

[.135]

  

.043

[.139]

Caste x Home village / town

  

-.069

[.140]

  

-.073

[.144]

Caste x District Capital area

  

.002

[.139]

  

.067

[.143]

Caste x Permanent with rotation

  

-.019

[.097]

  

.039

[.099]

Caste x Permanent

  

.039

[.145]

  

.050

[.149]

Caste x Based on merit

  

.004

[.108]

  

.014

[.112]

Caste x Small class size

  

-.059

[.085]

  

-.080

[.087]

Rural x Pay (1000 Rs.)

    

.012

[.016]

.011

[.017]

Rural x Village/Small town

    

-.319

[.136]*

-.290

[.143]*

Rural x Home village / town

    

-.375

[.144]**

-.221

[.151]

Rural x District Capital area

    

-.611

[.141]**

-.516

[.148]**

Rural x Permanent with rotation

    

-.181

[.098]

-.226

[.103]*

Rural x Permanent

    

-.04

[.149]

-.054

[.155]

Rural x Based on merit

    

-.008

[.112]

.061

[.116]

Rural x Small class size

    

.099

[.086]

.139

[.090]

Additional Controls

       

Yes

  1. **,*: significant at the 1% and 5% levels respectively. Sample: Standard students only. Caste = Dummy for ST/SC/OBC, Rural = dummy for rural home location. Additional controls are dummy for having children, dummy for any teaching experience, and dummy for a MSc degree, but coefficients are not reported. Omitted category for Location is ‘Remote village’, for Contract ‘Fixed term 7-year contract’, and for Transfers ‘Based on connections/influence’
  2. Observations: 405 Individuals; 4793 Responses.
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