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Mother’s widowhood and children’s education: Evidence from India

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  • Pragati,
  • Thakur, Sounak

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We study the impact of mother’s widowhood on children’s education in India. Using nationally representative panel data, we find that children of mothers who transition into widowhood complete 0.40 additional standardized years of education as compared to their same-age peers. This effect is higher for daughters than sons. Greater maternal autonomy and a higher willingness to co-reside with daughters in old age amongst widowed women may plausibly explain these results.

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  • Pragati, & Thakur, Sounak, 2023. "Mother’s widowhood and children’s education: Evidence from India," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 232(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:232:y:2023:i:c:s0165176523003415
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111316
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    1. Ayush Agrawal & Chitwan Lalji & Debayan Pakrashi, 2021. "He Has Gone to a Better Place, but She Has Not: Health Status of Hindu Widows in India," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(5), pages 750-771, May.
    2. Megan Reed, 2020. "The labor force participation of Indian women before and after widowhood," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 43(24), pages 673-706.
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    Keywords

    Widowhood; Education; Children; Family structure; Gender-gap;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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