This paper provides unique evidence of a reversal of gender gaps in cognitive development in early childhood. We find … steep caste and gender gradients and few substantive changes once children enter school. The gender gap, however, reverses …

identify household and commune characteristics and emphasize how the effects of these characteristics vary by gender. The … gender differences we find suggest that unequal treatment of girls within their households has a negative impact on their … educational attainment and that in the absence of such unequal treatment the reverse gender gap would be even larger. We find …

This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A …

achievement level lead us to explore in this paper whether the increased immigration has differential effects by gender and race …

absolute grading, grading on a curve actually narrows the gender gap in performance. …