The Impact of Temporary Work Guarantee Programs on Children's Education: Evidence from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act from India

Shreyasee Das and Abhilasha Singh ()
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Abhilasha Singh: Department of Economics, University of Houston

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Abstract: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) of 2005 guarantees adult members of rural households to a minimum of 100 days of employment with certain provisions geared speci cally towards women. The phase wise rollout of the program allows us to employ a difference-in-differences strategy to examine the effects on children's education. Using two phases of the District Level of Household and Facility Survey, we find no significant impact of the program on children's education. Although our results are not significant, we find consistent negative coefficients on girls' schooling. These results suggest the interplay of two opposing channels. On the one hand, the increase in income due the program could increase children's schooling. On the other hand, the rise in mothers' work and hence, absence from home may have adversely affected children's education, especially for the older children.

Keywords: NREGA; Employment Guarantee; Children's Education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I38 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2013-12
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