assess the role of gender equity and uniquely women entrepreneurship in the process of socio-economic development. Implying a … set of variables, treated as proxies of gender equality and women entrepreneurship, we estimate their coherence with socio …A kind of gender revolution is passing through various countries in various continents. By being offered free access to …

We examine educational transmission between fathers (mothers) and daughters in India for daughters born during 1962 …') educational distribution. We also find that "Equality of Opportunity" remains an elusive goal for India. Not only the probability …

on various measures of women's agency and health in India. Identification leverages the plausibly exogenous spatial …This study on the economics of gender differences examines whether the mining industry acts as a blessing or curse for … women's well-being and economic status. The analysis focuses on the impact of proximity to mineral deposits and active mines …

political participation of women, using a regression discontinuity design on constituency level data from India. We find that … female incumbents are more likely than male incumbents to re-contest and that there is a decline in the entry of new women … candidates. This decline is most pronounced in states with entrenched gender bias and in male-headed parties, suggesting an …