Gender, productive ability and the perceived returns to education: Evidence from rural India

被引：2

作者：

Chari, A. V. ^{[1
]}

Maertens, Annemie ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] RAND Corp, Santa Monica, CA 90406 USA

[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2014年 / 122卷 / 02期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Returns to education; Gender; India; EXPECTATIONS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2013.10.029

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Recent research has established the importance of perceived (as opposed to actual) returns as a determinant of educational investments. We analyze data from India to highlight gender disparities in the perceived returns to education and the salience of productive characteristics. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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