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Linssen, Rik; van Kempen, Luuk; Kraaykamp, Gerbert – Social Indicators Research, 2011
Using data on 697 individuals from 375 rural low income households in India, we test expectations on the effects of relative income and conspicuous consumption on subjective well-being. The results of the multi-level regression analyses show that individuals who spent more on conspicuous consumption report lower levels of subjective well-being.…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Foreign Countries, Television, Rural Areas
Schagen, Ian; Shamsan, Yarim – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2007
With the introduction of a growing number of private schools in the third world, several organisations and groups are endeavouring to examine the effects of such schooling systems on poor pupils. Professor James Tooley, the client, has collected data from seven regions internationally (three in India, three in Africa and one in China). For this…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Low Income Groups, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries