SMU SOE Online Seminar (Jul 9, 2021, 9am-10am): Is Gender Destiny? Gender Bias and Intergenerational Educational Mobility in India

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ABSTRACT We develop a model of intergenerational educational mobility incorporating gender bias against girls in the family, school, and labor market. Mobility and investment equations from the model are estimated for India using data not truncated by coresidency. The standard linear model misses important heterogeneity and yields misleading conclusions. Daughters of uneducated fathers face lower relative and absolute mobility (rural and urban). We find gender equality in absolute mobility for children of urban college educated fathers, but not in rural areas. Theoretical insights help understand the mechanisms. Parental nonfinancial inputs, unwanted girls, and patrilineal states are important for explaining the findings. Click here to view the CV.		This seminar will be held virtually via Zoom. A confirmation email with the Zoom details will be sent to the registered email by 8 July 2021.
		PRESENTER Hanchen Jiang University of North Texas
		RESEARCH FIELDS Labor Economics Urban Economics Development Economics Policy Evaluation
		DATE: 9 July 2021 (Friday)
		TIME: 9.00am - 10.00am