Rati Ram (September 10, 1934 to March 23, 2024) was a distinguished professor of

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at Illinois State University,

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, specializing in the economics of education. Ram got his M.A. in philosophy and economics at

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, and his M.A. and

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in economics at

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in 1977. Since 1986 he was Distinguished Professor at Illinois State University.Rati Ram
at International Scholarly Research Network.

Selected publications

* ''Tropics and Economic Development: An Empirical Investigation.'' Economics Department, Illinois State University, 1996.
''Tropics and economic development: An empirical investigation.''
In: ''

World Development ''World Development'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering development studies. It was established in 1973 and is published by Elsevier. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2020 impact factor The im ...

'', vol. 25, issue 9, 1997, p. 1443–452
''Tropics, income, and school life expectancy: an intercountry study.''
In: ''

Economics of Education Review ''Economics of Education Review'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering education economics. It was established in 1981 and is published by Elsevier. The editor-in-chief is Celeste Carruthers (University of Tennessee, Knoxville). ...

'', 18, 1999, p. 253–258.

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at the Department of Economics, Illinois State University
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