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Reforms, growth and persistence of gender gap: Recent evidence from private school enrolment in India
This paper examines the extent of gender gap in private school enrolment in India, an issue that has not been adequately addressed previously. Results based on individual level unit record data shows that a girl is less likely to be sent to private schools holding other factors constant and controlling for selection into school enrollment, and this disadvantage is particularly higher for younger girls in the family. The extent of gender bias in private school enrolment is double that of overall enrollment. Additionally, irrespective of policy reforms and overall economic growth, female disadvantage in rural private school enrolment appears to have increased over the decade 1993-94 to 2004-05. This can partly be attributed to the declining agricultural output as well as labour force participation rates among rural women over much of this period. Our results have important policy implications at a time when policy makers are eager to explore a potential role for private sector in delivering basic education.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6135
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Education and Economic Development
Economic Development: General
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions
- Subject
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policy reforms
economic growth
private school choice
gender gap
India
Privatschule
Schulbesuch
Geschlechterdiskriminierung
Indien
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Maitra, Pushkar
Pal, Sarmistha
Sharma, Anurag
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2011
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-201112136876
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Maitra, Pushkar
- Pal, Sarmistha
- Sharma, Anurag
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2011
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