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Gender, Geography and Generations : Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Post-reform India

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dc.contributor.authorEmran, M. Shahe
dc.contributor.authorShilpi, Forhad
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-29T22:26:26Z
dc.date.available2012-06-29T22:26:26Z
dc.date.issued2012-05
dc.description.abstractIndia experienced sustained economic growth for more than two decades following the economic liberalization in 1991. While economic growth reduced poverty significantly, it was associated with an increase in inequality. Does this increase in inequality reflect deep-seated inequality of opportunity or efficient incentive structure in a market oriented economy? This paper provides evidence on economic mobility in post-reform India by focusing on the educational attainment of children. It uses two related measures of immobility: sibling and intergenerational correlations. The paper analyzes the trends in and patterns of educational mobility from 1992/93 to 2006, with a special emphasis on the roles played by gender and geography. The evidence shows that family background plays a strong role; the estimated sibling correlation in India in 2006 is higher than the available estimates for Latin American countries. There is a persistent gender gap in rural and less-developed areas. The only group that experienced substantial improvements is women in urban and developed areas, with the lower caste women benefiting the most. Almost 70 percent of the variance in children's education can be accounted for by parental education and geographic location. The authors provide possible explanations for the apparently puzzling improvements for urban women in a country with strong son preference.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16251929/gender-geography-generations-intergenerational-educational-mobility-post-reform-india
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6055
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9362
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 6055
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectAGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAGE COHORT
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectBIRTH ORDER
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD EDUCATION
dc.subjectCHILD REARING
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectCHILDREN PER FAMILY
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectEDUCATION OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectEDUCATION VARIABLES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectFAMILY BACKGROUND
dc.subjectFAMILY COMPOSITION
dc.subjectFAMILY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectFAMILY HEALTH
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFAMILY STRUCTURE
dc.subjectFAMILY WELFARE
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEED
dc.subjectFIRST MARRIAGE
dc.subjectGAP BETWEEN BOYS
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER GAP IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGENERATIONS
dc.subjectGENETICS
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIDEAS
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN CHILDREN
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectKIDS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectMARKET INTERACTIONS
dc.subjectMARRIED MEN
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNEW ENTRANTS
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectPARENTAL SKILLS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIVATE SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectROLE MODELS
dc.subjectROLE OF GENDER
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSOCIOLOGY
dc.subjectSON PREFERENCE
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTUITION
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULT
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.titleGender, Geography and Generations : Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Post-reform Indiaen
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okr.crossref.titleGender, Geography and Generations: Intergenerational Educational Mobility in Post-Reform India
okr.date.disclosure2012-05-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:00:42.165088Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16251929/gender-geography-generations-intergenerational-educational-mobility-post-reform-india
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid464561468293128830
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6055
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20120502150008
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16251929
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.sectorEducation :: General education sector
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicEducation::Education and Society
okr.topicPopulation and Development
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Agriculture & Rural Devt. (DECAR)
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