mothers' labor force participation and its impact on their children's educational outcomes. Using child level panel data, we …We exploit the implementation of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to identify exogenous shifts in … find that a mother's participation in the labor force increases her children's time spent in school and leads to better …

We study the impact of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) on children's educational outcomes … hand, has a negative effect on children's education. Further, the estimated impact of mother's program participation is … which children's educational outcomes improve is empowerment of mothers resulting from better labour market opportunities …

education; less educated mothers appear to reinforce differences in non-cognitive skills between their children, while more … to catch-up in non-cognitive skills over time for children of more educated mothers … in life. This paper evaluates the parental response to variation in non-cognitive skills among their children in rural …

suggest that there is significant heterogeneity with respect to maternal education. More educated mothers appear to compensate … associated with the narrowing of non-cognitive deficits over time for children of more educated mothers, while there is no … acknowledged, but relatively little is known about how educational investments by parents may respond to children’s non …