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Counting Missing Women – A Reconciliation of the 'Flow Measure' and the 'Stock Measure'
Ebert, Cara; Klasen, Stephan; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2022
children. In contrast, 'flow estimates' suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger, is as severe among adults as it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296522
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What Drives Female Labor Force Participation? Comparable Micro-Level Evidence from Eight Developing and Emerging Economies
Klasen, Stephan; Pieters, Janneke; Santos Silva, Manuel; … - 2019
We investigate the micro-level determinants of labor force participation of urban married women in eight low- and middle-income economies: Bolivia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Jordan, South Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam. In order to understand what drives changes and differences in participation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984627
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Maternal Mortality and Women's Political Participation
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Gomes, Joseph; … - 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 to 12% decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it also leads to an 8 to 11% increase in skilled birth attendance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873594
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Property Rights and Gender Bias: Evidence from Land Reform in West Bengal
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Chakravarty, Abhishek; Mookherjee, Dilip - 2016
unintended consequence may be increased within-household gender inequality. We analyse a tenancy registration programme in West …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011494302
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Cognitive Development and Infectious Disease: Gender Differences in Investments and Outcomes
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Venkataramani, Atheendar - 2013
Mexico in 1991 to investigate impacts of infant exposure on indicators of cognitive development and academic achievement in … a 0.1 standard deviation increase in test scores, but only for girls. We show that a reason for the gender … water provision to narrow test score gaps across countries and, within countries, across gender. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329103
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Women's Political Participation and Intrahousehold Empowerment: Evidence from the Egyptian Arab Spring
Bargain, Olivier; Boutin, Delphine; Champeaux, Hugues - 2018
Egyptian women have played an unprecedented role in the Arab Spring democratic movement, possibly changing women's perception about their own rights and role. We question whether these events have translated into better outcomes within Egyptian households. We conjecture that potential changes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873538
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Gendered Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Transitioning from University to Labor Market: Evidence from Turkey
Demirel-Derebasoglu, Merve; Okten, Cagla - 2022
losses for females. While gender differences in employment arise from females' high skill employment losses, becoming …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351708
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Pandemic Depression: COVID-19 and the Mental Health of the Self-Employed
Caliendo, Marco; Graeber, Daniel; Kritikos, Alexander S.; … - 2022
representative longitudinal survey data from Germany, we reveal differential effects by gender: whereas self-employed women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351799
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COVID-19, Race, and Gender
Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2021
The mounting evidence on the demographics of COVID-19 fatalities points to an overrepresentation of minorities and an underrepresentation of women. Using individual-level, race-disaggregated, and georeferenced death data collected by the Cook County Medical Examiner, we jointly investigate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597384
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Cognitive Development and Infectious Disease: Gender Differences in Investments and Outcomes
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Venkataramani, Atheendar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Mexico in 1991 to investigate impacts of infant exposure on indicators of cognitive development and academic achievement in … a 0.1 standard deviation increase in test scores, but only for girls. We show that a reason for the gender … water provision to narrow test score gaps across countries and, within countries, across gender. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010726723