Dhanlakshmi Effects on the Education Outcomes of Older Girls, DLHS 2012/13 and NFHS 2015/16
| isn | yos | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | |
| DL × post | −0.0106 | 0.345 |
| (0.280) | (0.000) | |
| District FE | X | X |
| Interview year FE | X | X |
| Controls | X | X |
| Observations | 9,191 | 9,191 |
| R2 | 0.099 | 0.552 |
Notes: DLHS 07/08 and NFHS 15/16 sample comprise 8–14–year-old girls in the surveyed households. isn is a binary indicator for whether a girl belonging to this age cohort is currently attending school and yos is grades completed. DID estimates compare the change in outcomes for birth cohorts between 1994–1999 and 2002–2007 in Fatehgarh Sahib district with the corresponding changes in the control districts. Controls: child’s age, household head’s education, caste, religion, location, and an indicator of household wealth. p-values based on CR standard errors in parentheses.