Female Labour Force Participation and Child Education in India: Evidence from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Published By: Indian Statistical Institute | Published Date: July, 01 , 2013The authors exploit the implementation of India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to identify exogenous shifts in mothers’ labour force participation and its impact on their children’s educational outcomes. Using child level panel data, the paper finds that mother’s participation in the labour force results in almost two additional months of attendance in a school year by her children and reduces the gap between a child’s actual and ideal grade by more than a quarter. These effects are robust for less landed households and for girls.
Author(s): Farzana Afridi, Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay, Soham Sahoo | Posted on: Nov 12, 2014 | Views(529) | Download (150)