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effects on male and female workers in India. It describes trends in employment shares and wages for female and male workers …
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This paper investigates gender-based segregation across different fields of study at the post-secondary level of … longitudinal data-set from India, we provide evidence that there is substantial intra-household gender disparity in the choice of … study stream at the higher-secondary level of education. A household fixed effects regression shows that girls are 20 …
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continue her/his education. To substantiate the gender bias, the probability of falling ill among the girl children is found to … earning jobs they are shown as helpers. Parents' income as such may not be having a positive impact on child's education …
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This paper investigates gender-based segregation across different fields of study at the postsecondary level of … longitudinal data-set from India, we provide evidence that there is substantial intra-household gender disparity in the choice of … study stream at the higher-secondary level of education. A household fixed effects regression shows that girls are 20 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011866286
This paper investigates gender-based segregation across different fields of study at the post-secondary level of … longitudinal data-set from India, we provide evidence that there is substantial intra-household gender disparity in the choice of … study stream at the higher-secondary level of education. A household fixed effects regression shows that girls are 20 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931625
This paper investigates gender-based segregation across different fields of study at the postsecondary level of … longitudinal data-set from India, we provide evidence that there is substantial intra-household gender disparity in the choice of … study stream at the higher-secondary level of education. A household fixed effects regression shows that girls are 20 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011866075
This paper investigates gender-based segregation across different fields of study at the post-secondary level of … longitudinal data-set from India, we provide evidence that there is substantial intra-household gender disparity in the choice of … study stream at the higher-secondary level of education. A household fixed effects regression shows that girls are 20 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012914343
. Specifically, we ask if a student benefits by learning from a teacher of her same gender. Unlike the existing literature which … explains such interaction through role model effect or Pygmalion effect, we explain such interaction in terms of gender based … returns to education accrued to their parents; for girl students, a lower fraction of the return comes to their parental …
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Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among the high and low-and-middle income countries … and gender attitudes predict gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills. We find steep socioeconomic and attitude … environment is significantly associated with the gender gaps in both cognitive and noncognitive skills. …
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skilled workers or just increasing the overall average wages. On the supply side, FDI can enrich the skilled labour force of … effects of FDI, but finds positive demand side effect of FDI of raising wage inequality and average wages. The results remain …
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