Decomposing the Gender Gap in Cognitive Skills in a Poor Rural Economy

Alderman, Harold; Behrman, Jere R.; Ross, David R.; Sabot, Richard

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“…Yount (2008), Maurer (2010) and Maurer (2011) also highlight the importance of education in explaining the gender cognitive gap. Unlike Alderman et al (1996) and Maurer (2011), we do not find evidence of bigger returns to education for women compared to men. Overall, returns to characteristics also favor men, contributing nearly 50%, 33% and 63% of the gap in episodic memory, numerical skills and orientation respectively.…”

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A Life Course Perspective on Gender Differences in Cognitive Functioning in India

Onur

Velamuri

2016

Journal of Human Capital

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A Life Course Perspective on Gender Differences in Cognitive Functioning in India

Onur

Velamuri

2016

Journal of Human Capital

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“…The possibility of receiving greater direct benefits from sons in the form of transfers is also cited as a possible explanation for lower investment in female education by Anderson et al (1996). Differential education costs are discussed by Alderman et al (1996) and King and Lillard (1987). See Alderman and King, 1998 for a review of this literature.…”

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Determinants of Schooling in Egypt: The Role of Gender and Rural/Urban Residence

Dancer

Rammohan²

2007

Oxford Development Studies

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This paper examines the role of gender and rural-urban residence, and the interaction between them in influencing schooling outcomes, using household level cross-section data from Egypt. Our empirical analysis finds strong evidence for the hypothesis that being male and living in urban areas significantly improves schooling outcomes. We show that relative to a female child who is 'never enrolled' in school, a male child is nearly twice as likely to be currently attending school, and over two and a half times more likely to have some schooling. Interestingly, the adverse effect of gender is greater in rural areas, with urban location increasing the odds of female children being currently enrolled. Finally, we find that female headship reduces the likelihood of a favorable schooling outcome for females and children living in rural areas.

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“…For one, it might be the case that female education and employment are largely driven by separate institutions and policies, and do not therefore greatly 9 The auses of these diffe e es i eha io a ell e elated to diffe e t so ializatio of gi ls a d o s, o that women as outsiders may also not be part of networks that are often conducive for corruption. 10 The one exception are again the two short-term structuralists models of Blecker and Seguino (2002) where large gender gaps in pay, implicitly combined with no gender gaps in education and employment, can deliver the income-enhancing effects; 11 On these issues, see discussions in King and Hill (1993), Alderman et al (1995Alderman et al ( , 1996, and World Bank (2001) depend on each other. For example, one might think of an education policy that strives to achieve universal education and thus reduces gender gaps, while there continue to be significant barriers to employment for females in the labour market.…”

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The Impact of Gender Inequality on Economic Performance in Developing Countries

Klasen

2018

Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ.

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Abstract Despite substantial progress, gender gaps persist in many developing countries. Since the 1990s, a literature has emerged arguing that these gaps are not only inequitable, but also reduce economic performance. This review finds that, first, it is methodologically difficult to determine reliable effects of gender gaps on economic performance. Second, accounting studies that calculate how much larger GDP would be if gender gaps in employment disappeared, vastly overestimate likely effects. Third, the theoretical literature has generated important insights on mechanisms linking gender gaps to economic performance. Fourth, systematic reviews of the cross-country evidence robustly show that lowering gender gaps in education leads to higher economic performance, while the literature on the impact of other gaps is much more limited. Fifth, there is accumulating micro evidence on how reducing particular gender gaps at the level of households, farms, or firms can improve economic performance in particular contexts, with robust results in some areas, and less clear evidence in others. Terms of use: Documents in

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Decomposing the Gender Gap in Cognitive Skills in a Poor Rural Economy

Cited by 110 publications

References 16 publications

A Life Course Perspective on Gender Differences in Cognitive Functioning in India

A Life Course Perspective on Gender Differences in Cognitive Functioning in India

Determinants of Schooling in Egypt: The Role of Gender and Rural/Urban Residence

The Impact of Gender Inequality on Economic Performance in Developing Countries

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