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 …

, in the medium run, the effects of the reform are insignificant for both male and female children. The sons of treated … mothers are perceived as still having worse health at older ages, even if their objective health status has recovered. These … boys are also more likely to have private health insurance, which suggests more concerned mothers. …