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Table 4 Monetary equivalents of locations, by gender and rural origin

From: Preferences and skills of Indian public sector teachers

 

Rural

Urban

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

Monthly pay equivalent needed to compensate a move to a ‘Remote Village’

from Village/Small town

3921*

5141**

6327**

7696**

from Home village/town

5860**

10705**

7935**

13227**

from District Capital

1549

4750**

5388**

8927**

  1. Notes: 1 USD ~ 50 Rupees. Calculated from the estimates in column 4 of Table 3. **,*: significant at the 1% and 5% levels respectively, based on a Wald test (2-tailed). The calculation assumes general caste status, no children, and no teaching experience.