The Impact of Household Participation in Community Based Organizations on Child Health and Education in Rural India

Mugdha Vaidya, Meghna Katoch and Nabanita Datta Gupta
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Mugdha Vaidya: Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Denmark
Meghna Katoch: IFMR-LEAD, Bangalore, India

Economics Working Papers from Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University

Abstract: This paper explores whether rural Indian households’ membership in community based organizations (CBOs) affect child human capital formation in terms of health and education. Using the 2005 Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS), both OLS and IV models show that membership in one or more CBOs improves child educational performance. When considering specific CBOs, women’s groups (Mahila Mandal) emerge as being best at reducing child malnourishment while youth clubs are beneficial for both child health and education. Religious groups have a negative impact on child health but improve school performance. Caste associations have a detrimental effect on both health and education.

Keywords: community based organizations; child health and education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 95
Date: 2015-03-05
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