Gender quotas increase the equality and effectiveness of climate policy interventions
Representation of women in decision making groups increases the likelihood that climate policy interventions will be effective and that the benefits of the interventions will be shared equally.
Nathan J. Cook,
Tara Grillos,
Krister P. Andersson
Girls’ education and HIV risk: Evidence from Uganda
Girls’ enrollment in secondary education significantly increased girls’ likelihood of abstaining from sex, and thereby decreased the prevalence of HIV/AIDS for girls in Uganda.
International Gender Balancing Reforms in Postconflict Countries: Lab-in-the-Field Evidence from the Liberian National Police Force
Gender balancing among police officer groups improves group cohesion, but may not affect beliefs about gender norms and operational effectiveness with regards to sexual and gender-based violence.
Sabrina Karim,
Michael J. Gilligan,
Robert Blair,
Kyle Beardsley
Turning a Shove into a Nudge? A “Labeled Cash Transfer” for Education
“Labeled Cash Transfers” encourage school participation, particularly girls’ re-enrollment in school after dropping out, at a lower cost than traditional Conditional Cash Transfers.
Najy Benhassine,
Florencia Devoto,
Esther Duflo,
Pascaline Dupas,
Victor Pouliquen
Microenterprise growth and the flypaper effect: Evidence from a randomized experiment in Ghana
In-kind grants of inventory, equipment, and supplies increase business profits for a significant proportion of female-owned microenterprises in urban Ghana, whereas cash transfers do not.
Marcel Fafchamps,
David McKenzie,
Simon Quinn,
Christopher Woodruff
Electoral Gender Quotas and Attitudes Toward Traditional Leaders: A Policy Experiment on Lesotho
Gender-based political quotas in Lesotho diminish the perceived power of traditional leaders, which in turn challenges patrilineal political systems that have previously kept women from holding political office.
Gender quotas increase the equality and effectiveness of climate policy interventions
Representation of women in decision making groups increases the likelihood that climate policy interventions will be effective and that the benefits of the interventions will be shared equally.
Nathan J. Cook,
Tara Grillos,
Krister P. Andersson
International Gender Balancing Reforms in Postconflict Countries: Lab-in-the-Field Evidence from the Liberian National Police Force
Gender balancing among police officer groups improves group cohesion, but may not affect beliefs about gender norms and operational effectiveness with regards to sexual and gender-based violence.
Sabrina Karim,
Michael J. Gilligan,
Robert Blair,
Kyle Beardsley
Microenterprise growth and the flypaper effect: Evidence from a randomized experiment in Ghana
In-kind grants of inventory, equipment, and supplies increase business profits for a significant proportion of female-owned microenterprises in urban Ghana, whereas cash transfers do not.
Marcel Fafchamps,
David McKenzie,
Simon Quinn,
Christopher Woodruff
Girls’ education and HIV risk: Evidence from Uganda
Girls’ enrollment in secondary education significantly increased girls’ likelihood of abstaining from sex, and thereby decreased the prevalence of HIV/AIDS for girls in Uganda.
Turning a Shove into a Nudge? A “Labeled Cash Transfer” for Education
“Labeled Cash Transfers” encourage school participation, particularly girls’ re-enrollment in school after dropping out, at a lower cost than traditional Conditional Cash Transfers.
Najy Benhassine,
Florencia Devoto,
Esther Duflo,
Pascaline Dupas,
Victor Pouliquen
Electoral Gender Quotas and Attitudes Toward Traditional Leaders: A Policy Experiment on Lesotho
Gender-based political quotas in Lesotho diminish the perceived power of traditional leaders, which in turn challenges patrilineal political systems that have previously kept women from holding political office.
