Empowered by Absence: Does male out-migration empower female household heads left behind?
Women from households with male migrants are more likely to own assets than women from non-immigrant households; however, there is no improvement in their decision-making over productive use of resources.
The Effect of Gender-Targeted Transfers: Experimental Evidence From India
Evidence from India suggests gender-targeted cash transfer programs can empower women in household decision-making processes but have little effect on household expenditures, savings, income, or nutrition.
Intended versus unintended consequences of migration restriction policies: evidence from a natural experiment in Indonesia
Restrictive migration policy , which restricted people from emigrating (migrating away) from their country of origin, deteriorated the local labor market by pushing a higher percentage of women than men into informal and agricultural work but also led to an increase in junior secondary school enrollment.
Mattia Makovec,
Ririn S. Purnamasari,
Matteo Sandi,
Astrid Savitiri
Crimes Against Morality: Unintended Consequences of Criminalizing Sex Work
Criminalizing sex work in low-income settings like Indonesia decreases earnings of the female sex workers and increases the prevalence of STI infections.
Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India
A program in India that provided female students with access to bicycles increased secondary school enrollment for girls and narrowed the gender gap in secondary school enrollment.
The Gendered Spillover Effect of Young Children's Health on Human Capital: Evidence from Turkey
In developing nations, reducing morbidity among preschool children may improve educational outcomes for their adolescent sisters by lessening childcare duties and allowing them to attend school.
Does Gender Matter for Small Business Performance? Experimental Evidence from India
The gender profit gap in micro-enterprises is likely to be driven by gender differences in access to capital and business inputs rather than seller behavior or demand-side constraints.
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
Empowered by Absence: Does male out-migration empower female household heads left behind?
Women from households with male migrants are more likely to own assets than women from non-immigrant households; however, there is no improvement in their decision-making over productive use of resources.
Crimes Against Morality: Unintended Consequences of Criminalizing Sex Work
Criminalizing sex work in low-income settings like Indonesia decreases earnings of the female sex workers and increases the prevalence of STI infections.
Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India
A program in India that provided female students with access to bicycles increased secondary school enrollment for girls and narrowed the gender gap in secondary school enrollment.
Does Gender Matter for Small Business Performance? Experimental Evidence from India
The gender profit gap in micro-enterprises is likely to be driven by gender differences in access to capital and business inputs rather than seller behavior or demand-side constraints.
The Effect of Gender-Targeted Transfers: Experimental Evidence From India
Evidence from India suggests gender-targeted cash transfer programs can empower women in household decision-making processes but have little effect on household expenditures, savings, income, or nutrition.
Intended versus unintended consequences of migration restriction policies: evidence from a natural experiment in Indonesia
Restrictive migration policy , which restricted people from emigrating (migrating away) from their country of origin, deteriorated the local labor market by pushing a higher percentage of women than men into informal and agricultural work but also led to an increase in junior secondary school enrollment.
Mattia Makovec,
Ririn S. Purnamasari,
Matteo Sandi,
Astrid Savitiri
The Gendered Spillover Effect of Young Children's Health on Human Capital: Evidence from Turkey
In developing nations, reducing morbidity among preschool children may improve educational outcomes for their adolescent sisters by lessening childcare duties and allowing them to attend school.
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
