Gender bias in education during conflict: Evidence from Assam

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Using a large-scale novel panel dataset (2005-14) on schools from the Indian state of Assam, we test for the impact of violent conflict on female students' enrollment rates. We find that a doubling of average killings in a district-year leads to a 13 per cent drop in girls' enrollment rate with school fixed effects. Additionally, results remain similar when using an alternative definition of conflict from a different dataset. Gender differential responses are more negative for lower grades, rural schools, poorer districts, and for schools run by local and private unaided bodies.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-92-9256-110-9
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2016/67

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: conflict ; education ; gender discrimination ; human capital ; India

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Roy, Sutanuka ; Prakarsh Singh
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2016/110-9
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/146258
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET