Mother’s widowhood and children’s education: Evidence from India

Pragati, and Sounak Thakur

Economics Letters, 2023, vol. 232, issue C

Abstract: We study the impact of mother’s widowhood on children’s education in India. Using nationally representative panel data, we find that children of mothers who transition into widowhood complete 0.40 additional standardized years of education as compared to their same-age peers. This effect is higher for daughters than sons. Greater maternal autonomy and a higher willingness to co-reside with daughters in old age amongst widowed women may plausibly explain these results.

Keywords: Widowhood; Education; Children; Family structure; Gender-gap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 J12 J13 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111316

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