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Household Headship and Academic Skills of Indian Children: A Special Focus on Gender Disparities
[Sexe du chef de ménage et compétences scolaires des enfants indiens : une analyse des disparités entre sexe]

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  • Ashish Singh

    (Azim Premji University)

  • Sarthak Gaurav

    (London School of Economics)

  • Upasak Das

    (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Goregaon (E))

Abstract

Using multivariate analyses and reading, mathematics and writing scores of children (aged 8–11 years) from a nationally representative sample, we find that children from female headed households either perform better or similar, but never worse than those from male headed households. Also, household fixed effect analysis reveals no gender disparity in academic scores of children belonging to female headed households, a case not true for children from male headed households. We relate this finding to gender parity in educational expenditure on children in female headed households against gender disparity in the same in households headed by males. Based on our findings we also offer some policy suggestions.

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  • Ashish Singh & Sarthak Gaurav & Upasak Das, 2013. "Household Headship and Academic Skills of Indian Children: A Special Focus on Gender Disparities [Sexe du chef de ménage et compétences scolaires des enfants indiens : une analyse des disparités en," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 29(4), pages 445-466, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurpop:v:29:y:2013:i:4:d:10.1007_s10680-013-9288-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s10680-013-9288-3
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