Approximate cost-benefit calculations of (increased teacher effort due to) the intervention in MP and UP.
Number of civil-service primary school teachers is taken from National University of Education Planning and Administration (NUEPA), 2009 [S10.1]. Attendance is valued at teacher cost for the total number of civil service teachers in the state. In this case teacher cost is taken as the monthly average salary of Indian Rupees 15,000 for a teacher in each state [(DOCX)Click here for additional data file.I am deeply indebted to Savita Dhingra, Julie-Anne Graitge, Renu Gupta and Karthika Radhakrishnan for providing invaluable support and assistance in the study. I gratefully acknowledge creative advice from the Nike Foundation in the design of campaign tools. And thank Samuel Carlson, Nazmul Chaudhury, Amit Dar, Deon Filmer, Stuti Khemani, Reema Nayar, Michelle Riboud and seminar participants for helpful comments. Special thanks are due to Sangeeta Goyal and Venkatesh Sundararaman for invaluable support in the study throughout. Special gratitude goes to Michelle Riboud and Amit Dar for supporting the study through its various stages.