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13:10 - 14:40

論題

Unintended Consequences of Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Evidence from India

報告者

Mengying PENG（一橋大学大学院経済学研究科博士後期課程）

概要

While affirmative action in India has primarily targeted caste-based disparities, its impact on ”Other Backward Classes” (OBC) in higher education remains underexplored. This study examines the state-level implementation of reservation policies — quotas in higher education institutions - for the OBC population, with a particular focus on gender differences. Using an event study approach with data from the National Sample Survey of India, I find a significant initial decline of 5.2 percentage points (p.p.) in the probability of attaining higher education for OBC females, while no substantial shift is observed for OBC males. Regional-level differencein-differences analysis reveals that this negative effect for OBC females is driven by policy implementation in Uttar Pradesh, where it leads to a 4.8 p.p. decrease in their higher education attainment. Furthermore, heterogeneity analysis suggests that reservation policies may benefit females from financially better-off families or households with highly educated heads. These disparities may explain the limited impact of reservation policies on higher education attainment among OBC individuals, regardless of gender, as observed in the triple-difference strategy. These findings indicate that entrenched social norms favoring sons in India may constrain educational opportunities for girls, particularly in resource-limited households.

14:50 - 16:20

論題

Supply Chains and FTAs

報告者

加藤　篤行（金沢大学人間社会研究域国際学系）