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Effect of corporal punishment on young children’s educational outcomes

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  • Abhradeep Maiti

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It is argued that corporal punishment produces bad outcomes in both the short run and the long run. Instead of making students more attentive or motivated, corporal punishment leads to more delinquent behavior. In most developed countries, corporal punishment is banned in schools. However, in many developing countries, even if corporal punishment in schools is banned, the law may not be adequately enforced. Using a dataset from India, we show that corporal punishment in schools has a significantly negative impact on children's academic performance. To tackle the problem of endogeneity, we use the instrumental variables method and introduce a novel instrument.

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  • Abhradeep Maiti, 2021. "Effect of corporal punishment on young children’s educational outcomes," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(4), pages 411-423, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:edecon:v:29:y:2021:i:4:p:411-423
    DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2021.1901073
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    1. Dr. Kwadwo Oteng Akyina & Prof. Prem Jotham Heeralal Heeralal, 2024. "Contextual Factors Promoting the use of Alternative Strategies to Corporal Punishment in Basic Schools in Mampong Municipality, Ghana," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(6), pages 3183-3194, June.

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