Elections, Turncoats, WomenTrivedi Center for Political Data at Ashoka U is doing (g/G)od’s work by putting out election data for India that is quite detailed.Jun 1, 2019Jun 1, 2019
Good law destroys rule of lawThat’s how Lant Pritchett phrases expecting too much of your state agents — bureaucrats, police, tax collectors etc. You can see the talk…May 31, 2019May 31, 2019
The case for legitimizing quacksGovernment of India recently tabled the National Medical Commission Bill in Parliament. People were suitably aghast at the provision in the…Jan 16, 2018Jan 16, 2018
Are parents justified in spending on low-cost private schools?In this paper, I explore the preference for private schools among parents in developing countries, foregoing the option of free schooling…Nov 28, 2016Nov 28, 2016
Too much noise — Designing Teacher Contracts for IndiaOne of the hardest problems in education is figuring out if a teacher is doing a good job or not. This lies at the center of debates on how…Nov 14, 20161Nov 14, 20161
Skin in the Game —Tamil Nadu VersionI made a heat map showing the percentage of government school teachers in Tamil Nadu who send their kids to private schools. The data was…Mar 13, 2016Mar 13, 2016
Steering clear of ideological trapsI came across this persuasively argued piece in EPW which draws attention to the lack of granular data concerning private schools in India…Feb 25, 2015Feb 25, 2015
The contradictions of anti-education reformers — US editionModeled Behavior has a brilliant article on the inherent contradictions of the anti-education reformers in the US.Feb 9, 2015Feb 9, 2015
The Rabbit Hole of Too Much EvidenceI recently came across this fascinating argument by Gulzar Natarajan that we may be moving in the wrong direction with our RCT-ification of…Feb 8, 2015Feb 8, 2015
