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Biased Teachers and Gender Gap in Learning Outcomes : Evidence from India

Rakshit, Sonali; Sahoo, Soham - 2021

We investigate the effect of stereotypical beliefs of teachers on the learning outcomes of secondary school students in India. We measure teacher's bias through an index capturing teacher's subjective beliefs about the role of gender and other characteristics in academic performance. We tackle...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013227929

Intercontinental evidence on socioeconomic status and early childhood cognitive skills : is Latin America different?

López Bóo, Florencia - 2013

This paper documents disparities in cognitive development-as measured by a receptive vocabulary test-between children from households with high and low socioeconomic status (SES) in two different phases of childhood (before and after early school years) in four developing countries: Peru,...

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The role of social identity and perceived discrimination in human capital formation : evidence from India

Gupta, Isha - 2022

This study examines the role of historically defined social identity in human capital development over time by focusing on a region from India where social identities are defined along the lines of castes and religious groups. It investigates the evolution of gaps across social groups in...

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Activating Women Cognitive Abilities : Impact of a Financial Literacy Pilot Program in India

Dalla Pellegrina, Lucia - 2019

cognitive skills and the level of financial knowledge developed by the beneficiaries during the training program. Estimates …

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Biased teachers and gender gap in learning outcomes : evidence from India

Rakshit, Sonali; Sahoo, Soham - 2020

This paper investigates the effect of stereotypical beliefs of teachers on learning outcomes of secondary school students in India. We measure teacher's bias through an index capturing teacher's subjective beliefs about the role of gender and other characteristics in academic performance. We...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012297372

Education-occupation mismatch and dispersion in returns to education : evidence from India

Grover, Shweta; Sharma, Ajay - 2020

Using a national level sample survey on labour market in India, we analyze the role of education-occupation (mis-)match (EOM) in explaining within-group dispersion in returns to education. Applying a double sample selection bias correction and Mincerian quantile wage regression estimation, the...

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Biased teachers and gender gap in learning outcomes: evidence from India

Rakshit, Sonali; Sahoo, Soham - 2021

We investigate the effect of stereotypical beliefs of teachers on the learning outcomes of secondary school students in India. We measure teacher’s bias through an index capturing teacher’s subjective beliefs about the role of gender and other characteristics in academic performance. We...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517231

Biased Teachers and Gender Gap in Learning Outcomes : Evidence from India

Rakshit, Sonali; Sahoo, Soham - 2023

We investigate the effect of stereotypical beliefs of teachers on the learning outcomes of secondary school students in India. We measure teacher s bias through an index capturing teacher s subjective beliefs about the role of gender and other characteristics in academic performance. We tackle...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014255946

Knowledge and Practice for India as a Developing Country

Sohoni, Milind - 2013

knowledge systems and not correctable by purely macroeconomic arrangements. In our analysis, knowledge formation in Indian …, relevance, excessive merit, knowledge capture, aspirational dysfunction and so on. The second major issue is that, besides … industry, the state and society are important (and complementary) players in knowledge formation and consumption. The …

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Empowering women through education and influence: An evaluation of the Indian Mahila Samakhya program

Kandpal, Eeshani; Baylis, Kathy; Arends-Kuenning, Mary P. - 2012

This paper shows that participation in a community-level female empowerment program in India significantly increases participants' physical mobility, political participation, and access to employment. The program provides support groups, literacy camps, adult education classes, and vocational...

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