positive gender matching effect only for urban, private schools. We find support for our theoretical predictions when we test …. 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 …

technique to depict the state level pattern of gender inequality in literacy rate based on Census data. Section III deals with … gender gap in average years of schooling on the basis of scholastic attainment data from NSSO 55th round. In the next section … we employ Educational Lorenz distribution and Gini coefficient to grasp the distributive dimension of gender inequality …

We conduct a lab experiment to assess whether gender of dictators and recipients, and distributional preferences affect …. Second, male dictators appropriate a greater share of the pie than females and more is taken from known gender (male …

candidates. This decline is most pronounced in states with entrenched gender bias and in male-headed parties, suggesting an … institutionalized demand-side barriers rather than gender-specific preferences and constraints …

This paper shows that trade policy can have significant intergenerational distributional effects across gender and …

, and the relative chances of girls surviving after birth. We find a moderation of son-biased fertility, erosion of gender …

India. We measure teacher’s bias through an index capturing teacher’s subjective beliefs about the role of gender and other … gender gap among medium-performing students. Mediation analysis shows that biased teachers negatively affect girls’ attitude …