Why is the education sector not producing good results? How can illegal practises be reduced in healthcare? What is the main problem in India's job market?

These are some of the questions we answer in the last part of our series with Karthik Muralidharan. In the last part, we look closely at India's human development sectors identifying problems and sharing solutions that can help solve these problems. We examine the education and healthcare sector and also touch upon the job market in India and issues that exist there. Join us for an insightful episode.


Why is the education sector not producing good results? How can illegal practises be reduced in healthcare? What is the main problem in India's job market?

These are some of the questions we answer in the last part of our series with Karthik Muralidharan. In the last part, we look closely at India's human development sectors identifying problems and sharing solutions that can help solve these problems. We examine the education and healthcare sector and also touch upon the job market in India and issues that exist there. Join us for an insightful episode.

Chapters -
00:00:00 - 00:01:05 Episode Introduction
00:01:05 - 00:16:13 What is being done and how to address economic challenges and boost human development?
00:16:13 - 00:36:26 Understanding the state and reality of the education system and sector in India
00:36:26 - 00:48:55 Are improvements being made in the education sector to produce better services and outcomes?
00:48:55 - 00:59:00 What is the landscape of the healthcare sector in India; both private and public?
00:59:00 - 01:04:05 What are measures that can be taken to improve the services and resources in the healthcare sector?
01:04:05 - 01:14:30 Does India have a jobs problem and what needs to be done to solve this?
01:14:30 - 01:16:48 Concluding today’s episode

Resource List -
The influential 1975 paper written by Preston - https://www.jstor.org/stable/2173509
Learning loss during Covid - https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/illam-thedi-kalvi-a-booster-shot-for-post-covid-education.html
The Post Office Paradox - https://www.theigc.org/sites/default/files/2015/09/Aiyar-et-al-2015-Working-paper.pdf
Does Diversity Matter for Health? - https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w24787/w24787.pdf
ASER State of Education Report - https://asercentre.org/

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