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

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.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Chari, A.V. ; Maertens, Annemie
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 122.2014, 2, p. 253-257
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Returns to education \| Gender \| India

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	O1 - Economic Development ; I2 - Education
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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