Publicação
Essays in development economics and gender
| Resumo: | Women’s empowerment and economic development are closely interrelated. In this dissertation I explore (i) the barriers women face as politicians, (ii) the consequences of increasing political participation of women for local politics, and (iii) the effects of a particular program that aims to empower girls and encourages them to continue with education. I use data collected from field and lab-in-the-field experiments in Uganda and Zambia to provide further evidence on these linkages. My results show that empowerment, broadly defined, has important effects on both education and political outcomes. |
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| Autores principais: | Garcia-Hernandez, Ana Maria |
| Assunto: | Women’s empowerment Political voice Education Field experiments |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | tese de doutoramento |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | Women’s empowerment and economic development are closely interrelated. In this dissertation I explore (i) the barriers women face as politicians, (ii) the consequences of increasing political participation of women for local politics, and (iii) the effects of a particular program that aims to empower girls and encourages them to continue with education. I use data collected from field and lab-in-the-field experiments in Uganda and Zambia to provide further evidence on these linkages. My results show that empowerment, broadly defined, has important effects on both education and political outcomes. |
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