1. Gender Bias in Education During Conflict: Evidence From Assam
- Author:
- Sutanuka Roy and Prakarsh Singh
- Publication Date:
- 11-2016
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center for the Advanced Study of India
- Abstract:
- Using a large-scale novel panel dataset (2005–14) on schools from the Indian state of Assam, we test for the impact of violent conflict on female students’ enrollment rates. We find that a doubling of average killings in a district-year leads to a 13 per cent drop in girls’ enrollment rate with school fixed effects. Additionally, results remain similar when using an alternative definition of conflict from a different dataset. Gender differential responses are more negative for lower grades, rural schools, poorer districts, and for schools run by local and private unaided bodies.
- Topic:
- Education, Gender Issues, and Gender Based Violence
- Political Geography:
- South Asia, India, and Asia