Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital: evidence from Green-Revolution India
This paper empirically identifies social learning and neighborhood effects in schooling investments in a new technology regime. The estimates of learning-investment rule from farm household panel data at the onset of the Green Revolution in India, show that (1) agents learn about schooling returns f...
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| author | Yamauchi, Futoshi |
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| description | This paper empirically identifies social learning and neighborhood effects in schooling investments in a new technology regime. The estimates of learning-investment rule from farm household panel data at the onset of the Green Revolution in India, show that (1) agents learn about schooling returns from income realizations of their neighbors and (2) schooling distribution of the parents’ generation in a community has externalities to schooling investments in children that are consistent with social learning. Simulations show that variations in schooling distributions within and across communities generate through social learning substantial variations in child enrollment rate and average household income. The results suggest that imperfect information hinders investment in human capital. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1606182025-11-06T04:46:12Z Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital: evidence from Green-Revolution India Yamauchi, Futoshi human capital risk social learning technological changes green revolution agricultural development households statistical methods This paper empirically identifies social learning and neighborhood effects in schooling investments in a new technology regime. The estimates of learning-investment rule from farm household panel data at the onset of the Green Revolution in India, show that (1) agents learn about schooling returns from income realizations of their neighbors and (2) schooling distribution of the parents’ generation in a community has externalities to schooling investments in children that are consistent with social learning. Simulations show that variations in schooling distributions within and across communities generate through social learning substantial variations in child enrollment rate and average household income. The results suggest that imperfect information hinders investment in human capital. 2005 2024-11-21T09:51:20Z 2024-11-21T09:51:20Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160618 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Yamauchi, Futoshi. Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital: evidence from Green-Revolution India. FCND Discussion Paper Brief. 190. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160618 |
| spellingShingle | human capital risk social learning technological changes green revolution agricultural development households statistical methods Yamauchi, Futoshi Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital: evidence from Green-Revolution India |
| title | Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital: evidence from Green-Revolution India |
| title_full | Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital: evidence from Green-Revolution India |
| title_fullStr | Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital: evidence from Green-Revolution India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital: evidence from Green-Revolution India |
| title_short | Social learning, neighborhood effects, and investment in human capital: evidence from Green-Revolution India |
| title_sort | social learning neighborhood effects and investment in human capital evidence from green revolution india |
| topic | human capital risk social learning technological changes green revolution agricultural development households statistical methods |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160618 |
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