Impact of Shocks on Labour and Schooling Outcomes and the Role of Public Work Programmes in Rural India

Ajefu, JB; Abiona, O

Impact of Shocks on Labour and Schooling Outcomes and the Role of Public Work Programmes in Rural India

Ajefu, JB Abiona, O

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Citation:: Journal of Development Studies, 2019, 55 (6), pp. 1140 - 1157
Issue Date:: 2019-06-03

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dc.contributor.author	Ajefu, JB	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Abiona, O https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1696-4475	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-06-03	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Development Studies, 2019, 55 (6), pp. 1140 - 1157	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0022-0388	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/135497
dc.description.abstract	© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The effectiveness of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) on rural labour market dynamics in India has been widely debated in the literature. However, the impact of the NREGS on non-agricultural labour market and children schooling outcomes in reference to exogenous rainfall shock is unclear from the existing literature. This paper exploits the Indian National Sample Survey and rainfall measures from the precipitation archive of the University of Delaware to investigate the role of the NREGS in the labour market and schooling outcomes of children during shocks. Using a difference-in-differences methodology, we focus on disaggregated shock specification and find a shock-cushioning pattern for the NREGS during negative shocks. However, there is an excess demand for labour during positive shock periods resulting from exposure to the NREGS. The implication is that the excess informal labour market opportunity translates to a reduction in school engagement for children. These findings summarily distinguish the role of the NREGS during positive and negative shocks respectively.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Development Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/00220388.2018.1464146	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Development Studies	en_US
dc.title	Impact of Shocks on Labour and Schooling Outcomes and the Role of Public Work Programmes in Rural India	en_US
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Abstract:

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The effectiveness of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) on rural labour market dynamics in India has been widely debated in the literature. However, the impact of the NREGS on non-agricultural labour market and children schooling outcomes in reference to exogenous rainfall shock is unclear from the existing literature. This paper exploits the Indian National Sample Survey and rainfall measures from the precipitation archive of the University of Delaware to investigate the role of the NREGS in the labour market and schooling outcomes of children during shocks. Using a difference-in-differences methodology, we focus on disaggregated shock specification and find a shock-cushioning pattern for the NREGS during negative shocks. However, there is an excess demand for labour during positive shock periods resulting from exposure to the NREGS. The implication is that the excess informal labour market opportunity translates to a reduction in school engagement for children. These findings summarily distinguish the role of the NREGS during positive and negative shocks respectively.

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