Women's political role and poverty in the educational dimension
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The paper shows that a 10% increase in women’s political agency in Indian districts causes a 5.9% increase in primary school completion rates. Moreover, the effect is significantly higher for girls than boys. This should be considered in the current discussion about the Women’s Reservation Bill.
| Autor: | Burchi, Francesco |
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| ISBN: | 9783889856050 |
| Verlag: | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) gGmbH |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 27 |
| Produktart: | Unbekannt |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.12.2013 |
| Verlag: | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) gGmbH |
| Untertitel: | a district-level anlysis in India |
| Schlagworte: | India Women’s political agency education gender equality instrumental variables multidimensional poverty welfare programs |