The impact of drought on human capital in rural India
We study the impact of a severe drought on children's educational outcomes in rural Maharashtra, a state in central India. Using pooled cross section data on children's test scores, we employ a difference-in-differences methodology to estimate the impact. We find that the drought caused a decline of...
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| author | Joshi, Kuhu |
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| description | We study the impact of a severe drought on children's educational outcomes in rural Maharashtra, a state in central India. Using pooled cross section data on children's test scores, we employ a difference-in-differences methodology to estimate the impact. We find that the drought caused a decline of 4.14 per cent in math scores and 2.67 per cent in reading scores of affected children. We also study heterogeneity in the impact by gender, age, parents' schooling, and household wealth, finding evidence in support of an income effect whereby households with limited means to smooth consumption disinvest in their children in response to the drought. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1459142025-02-19T13:42:22Z The impact of drought on human capital in rural India Joshi, Kuhu human capital education drought rural areas climate change We study the impact of a severe drought on children's educational outcomes in rural Maharashtra, a state in central India. Using pooled cross section data on children's test scores, we employ a difference-in-differences methodology to estimate the impact. We find that the drought caused a decline of 4.14 per cent in math scores and 2.67 per cent in reading scores of affected children. We also study heterogeneity in the impact by gender, age, parents' schooling, and household wealth, finding evidence in support of an income effect whereby households with limited means to smooth consumption disinvest in their children in response to the drought. 2019-06-10 2024-06-21T09:05:20Z 2024-06-21T09:05:20Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145914 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Joshi, Kuhu. 2019. The impact of drought on human capital in rural India. Environment and Development Economics 24(4): 413-436. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X19000123 |
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| title | The impact of drought on human capital in rural India |
| title_full | The impact of drought on human capital in rural India |
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| title_short | The impact of drought on human capital in rural India |
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| topic | human capital education drought rural areas climate change |
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