Table 5 Comparison of the preferences of para-teachers and standard students Logit estimates of DCE model

Contract attributes

Full sample

Full sample

Para only

Pay (1000 Rs.)

.127

[.017]**

.124

[.020]**

.091

[.033]**

Location: Village/Small town

.569

[.148]**

.798

[.173]**

.266

[.294]

Location: Home village / town

.989

[.153]**

1.264

[.181]**

.104

[.286]

Location: District Capital area

.464

[.151]**

.892

[.178]**

-.159

[.293]

Contract: Permanent with rotation

.518

[.106]**

.594

[.124]**

1.136

[.207]**

Contract: Permanent

.748

[.157]**

.789

[.186]**

1.112

[.304]**

Transfers: Based on merit

.921

[.117]**

.961

[.139]**

.623

[.222]**

Small class size

-.005

[.092]

-.067

[.108]

-.090

[.179]

Para x Pay (1000 Rs.)

-.014

[.016]

-.017

[.017]

Para x Village/Small town

-.071

[.137]

.064

[.147]

Para x Home village / town

-.310

[.138]*

-.155

[.148]

Para x District Capital area

-.487

[.139]**

-.236

[.149]

Para x Permanent with rotation

-.036

[.097]

.002

[.105]

Para x Permanent

-.084

[.144]

-.068

[.154]

Para x Based on merit

-.339

[.107]**

-.325

[.115]**

Para x Small class size

-.067

[.085]

-.104

[.091]

Female x Pay (1000 Rs.)

-.058

[.020]**

Female x Village/Small town

.316

[.172]

Female x Home village / town

.385

[.169]*

Female x District Capital area

.099

[.173]

Female x Permanent with rotation

-.513

[.122]**

Female x Permanent

-.360

[.177]*

Female x Based on merit

.196

[.131]

Female x Small class size

.280

[.106]**

Rural x Pay (1000 Rs.)

.006

[.016]

Rural x Village/Small town

-.343

[.133]**

Rural x Home village / town

-.406

[.140]**

Rural x District Capital area

-.643

[.137]**

Rural x Permanent with rotation

-.111

[.095]

Rural x Permanent

-.053

[.144]

Rural x Based on merit

-.052

[.108]

Rural x Small class size

.096

[.084]

Additional Controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Individuals ; Responses

671 ; 7843

671 ; 7843

266 ; 3050