Non-cognitive skill formation in poor neighbourhoods of urban India

Pramila Krishnan and Sofya Krutikova

Labour Economics, 2013, vol. 24, issue C, 68-85

Abstract: Recent labour market research has shown that a good education comprises investment in both cognitive and non-cognitive skills. We examine the impact of a long-term programme designed to raise non-cognitive skills of children and adolescents in slums in Bombay. We use a cross-cutting design with two comparison groups of peers for young adults who have attended the programme until leaving high school to analyse whether, compared to those from a similar environment and background, enrolment in the programme demonstrably raises such skills. We find evidence of substantial impacts on both self-esteem and self-efficacy (of about one standard deviation), as well as evidence of a smaller impact on life evaluation and aspirations. Furthermore, in line with the literature, both self-esteem and self-efficacy are positively related to success in school-leaving examinations and initial labour market outcomes.

Keywords: Non-cognitive skills; Programme evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2013.06.004

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