Gender Bias in Education during Conflict: Evidence from Assam
Published By: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) | Published Date: July, 01 , 2016Using 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.
Author(s): Prakarsh Singh, Sutanuka Roy | Posted on: Aug 30, 2016 | Views()