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Maternal mortality and women's political participation

Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Gomes, Joseph Flavian; … - 2020

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012201021

Religion and growth

Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635857

Maternal mortality and women's political participation

Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Gomes, Joseph Flavian; … - 2018

Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction … of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9-12 per cent decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it … mortality. The historical decline made feasible by the introduction of antibiotics was significantly greater in states that had …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873906

Maternal mortality and women's political voice : historical evidence from the U.S.

Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Gomes, Joseph Flavian; … - 2023

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014245310

Women's labour supply and household insurance in Africa

Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Umaña-Aponte, Marcela - 2012

This paper investigates whether cyclical variation in women's labour supply in Africa contributes to smoothing household consumption. We find little support for this hypothesis. Using comparable individual data on about 0.5 million women in 30 Sub-Saharan African countries merged with country...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009563381

Women legislators and economic performance

Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Min, Brian; … - 2018

There has been a phenomenal global increase in the proportion of women in politics in the last 20 years. While there is evidence that raising the share of women politicians has substantive impacts on the composition of government spending, there is scarcely any evidence of how it influences...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011844125

Fertility and labor market responses to reductions in mortality

Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Venkataramani, Atheendar S.; … - 2022

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013187616

Health and labor market impacts of twin birth : evidence from a Swedish IVF policy mandate

Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Mühlrad, Hanna; … - 2022

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013187625