Showing 1 - 10 of 11
paper exploits this feature of the data for Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania. The analysis yields two … surprising findings about the dynamics of the HIV/AIDS epidemic which have important implications for policy. First, at least two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522106
female genital mutilation are often associated with sexual behaviors, practices, and knowledge related to AIDS. This might …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522216
"Completing additional years of education necessarily entails spending more time in school. There is naturally a rather mechanical effect of schooling on fertility if women tend not to have children while continuing to attend high school or college, thus delaying the beginning of and shortening...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394127
"Kenya has long had a reputation of being politically risky, manifested in corruption, uncertainty about policies, and … the importance of political connections in doing business. Kenya began its economic liberalization in 1993. Reform picked …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521074
"The authors report results from a randomized evaluation of a merit scholarship program for adolescent girls in Kenya …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522653
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522971
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522985
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523008
-ante actions and ex-post responses using panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi. The importance of ex-ante actions … mitigate the impact of shocks on child schooling. In contrast, households in Malawi rely more on private ex-ante actions than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394203
, Ethiopia, and Malawi. The empirical results show that the accumulation of biological human capital prior to disasters helps … post-disaster recovery process. In Ethiopia and Malawi, where droughts are rather frequent, exposure to highly frequent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394204