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Rising school attendance in rural India: an evaluation of the effects of major educational reforms

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  • Nabanita Datta Gupta
  • Amaresh Dubey
  • Marianne Simonsen

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We evaluate the impact of educational reforms starting from the mid-1990s in India on the school attendance rate of low-income rural children aged 6–14 compared to ineligible rural children, employing NSSO data from 1983 to 2004/2005. We estimate a triple difference model allowing for differential (linear) trends and find a positive causal effect of school reforms on the school attendance rate of rural low-income children, although somewhat stronger for girls than boys. For both girls and boys in these groups, the increase in attendance rate is driven by the 6–11 age category and by children of scheduled tribe or scheduled caste background.

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  • Nabanita Datta Gupta & Amaresh Dubey & Marianne Simonsen, 2018. "Rising school attendance in rural India: an evaluation of the effects of major educational reforms," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(2), pages 109-128, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:edecon:v:26:y:2018:i:2:p:109-128
    DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2017.1387887
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    1. Stephanie Psaki & Nicole Haberland & Barbara Mensch & Lauren Woyczynski & Erica Chuang, 2022. "Policies and interventions to remove gender‐related barriers to girls' school participation and learning in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review of the evidence," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(1), March.
    2. Thamminaina, Apparao & Kanungo, Pallavi & Mohanty, Seemita, 2020. "Barriers, opportunities, and enablers to educate girls from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs): A systematic review of literature," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 118(C).
    3. Nandi, Arindam & Haberland, Nicole & Ngo, Thoai D., 2023. "The impact of primary schooling expansion on adult educational attainment, literacy, and health: Evidence from India’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).

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