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Access to Colleges, Human Capital, and Empowerment of Women

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  • Sheetal Sekhri
  • Md Amzad Hossain
  • Pooja Khosla

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Women’s enrollment in colleges in developing countries is staggeringly low. Due to cultural norms and safety concerns, women may not be allowed to enroll. Alternatively, local colleges might be in short supply. Using the variation in college construction in India under a college construction grant policy, we assess whether increased access to colleges in home districts improves human capital outcomes for women. We find an improvement in educational and other development outcomes. The educational gains accruing to women are twice as large as for men. The benefits accrue to the rural women but do not spillover to the neighboring districts.

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  • Sheetal Sekhri & Md Amzad Hossain & Pooja Khosla, 2024. "Access to Colleges, Human Capital, and Empowerment of Women," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 59(2), pages 502-544.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:59:y:2024:i:2:p:502-544
    Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0620-10948R4
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    JEL classification:

    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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