We study the role of education during the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy. We compare the trends of mortality rates between … controlling for many confounders. We find that education played a protective role against the pandemic, significantly reducing … mortality rates, during the first wave of the pandemic (between March and May 2020), but not during the second wave (between …

pregnant while attending school. Using panel data in Madagascar, we analyze the impact of teenage pregnancy on young women …

We use a representative sample of informal entrepreneurs in Madagascar to add new evidence on the magnitude of the …

or some African countries, Madagascar represents an interesting case. So far, very few studies in general, even less so … 1-2-3 Surveys in Madagascar, a four-wave panel dataset (2000-2004), we assess the magnitude of various formal … country like Madagascar, these findings provide new and robust empirical backups for the existence of a mix between the …

This paper measured the extent to which households in Madagascar adjust children's school attendance in order to cope … rigidities, explain the inability of households in Madagascar to keep their children in school during times of economic distress …

We study the determinants of educational and cognitive outcomes of young adults in Madagascar and Senegal employing a … of individuals surveyed in their early twenties. The inclusion of early life household wealth, parental education and … adult cognitive skills, whereas in Madagascar math plays a relatively stronger role. We find suggestive evidence that the …

adults by estimating a bivariate probit model, using a panel survey conducted in 2004 and 2011 in Madagascar − a poor island …

We analyze the impact of climate events on migration among a cohort of young adults residing in rural Madagascar. We … migrate largely for reasons of marriage and education. Males, in contrast, are more likely to migrate in search of employment …, which often has higher economic returns than migration motivated by marriage and education. These factors likely explain why …

likelihood that a woman will be employed in the informal sector. Using a panel survey in Madagascar designed to capture the …