Reversal of gender gaps in child development: Evidence from young children in India

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2014
Country:
India
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
Canon, M.E., Lopez Boo, F.

Abstract

This paper provides unique evidence of a reversal of gender gaps in cognitive development in early childhood. We find steep caste and gender gradients and few substantive changes once children enter school. The gender gap, however, reverses its sign for the upper caste, with girls performing better than boys at age 5 but thereafter following the general pattern in India of boys performing better.

Citation

Lopez Boo, F.; Canon, M.E. Reversal of gender gaps in child development: Evidence from young children in India. Economics Letters (2014) 124 (1) 55-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2014.04.021]

Reversal of gender gaps in child development: Evidence from young children in India

Published 1 January 2014
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