Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Ashwini Deshpande
Author-Name-First: Ashwini
Author-Name-Last: Deshpande
Author-Email: ashwini.deshpande@ashoka.edu.in
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Ashoka University
Author-Name: Christopher Ksoll
Author-Name-First: Christopher
Author-Name-Last: Ksoll
Author-Email: cksoll@mathematica-mpr.com
Author-Workplace-Name: Mathematica Policy Research
Author-Name: Annemie Maertens
Author-Name-First: Annemie
Author-Name-Last: Maertens
Author-Email: am445@cornell.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Sussex
Author-Name: Vinitha R. Varghese
Author-Name-First: Vinitha R.
Author-Name-Last: Varghese
Author-Email: 
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Illinois at Chicago
Title: The Impact of an Adult Literacy Program on the Next Generation: Evidence from India
Abstract: We use a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impacts of an adult literacy program, targeting women in rural India, on a broad range of outcomes one year later. We show that the program had significant impacts on multiple aspects of the women’s lives, such as improvements in the women’s health and hygiene practices, as well as increased involvement in their children’s education (but noted no differences in terms of health and educational outcomes of the children). In terms of mechanisms, we find that the program not only increased the women’s literacy and numeracy, but also made the women more knowledgeable, and confident in dealing with people outside their family. We document positive effects on women’s mobility, and some measures of bargaining power, but overall decision-making power appears not to have been affected.
length: 48
Creation-Date: 20200302
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File-URL: https://dp.ashoka.edu.in/ash/wpaper/paper26_0.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf 
Number: 26
Keywords: adult literacy
Keywords: child education
Keywords: child health
Keywords: Gender
Keywords: India
Handle: RePEc:ash:wpaper:26