We examine the impact of a long-term programme designed to raise non-cognitive skills of children and adolescents in slums in Bombay. We use a cross-cutting design with two comparison groups of peers for young adults who have attended the programme until leaving high school to analyse whether, compared to those from a similar environment and background, enrolment in the programme demonstrably raises such skills. We find evidence of substantial impacts on both self-esteem and self-efficacy (of about one standard deviation), as well as evidence of a smaller impact on life evaluation and aspirations.
Authors
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Sonya Krutikova is an Associate Professor of Economics at Manchester University and IFS Deputy Research Director.
Pramila Krishnan
Journal article details
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.labeco.2013.06.004
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Issue
- December 2015
Suggested citation
Krishnan, P and Krutikova, S. (2015). 'Non-cognitive skill formation in poor neighbourhoods of urban India' (2015)
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