Polygyny and the economic determinants of family formation outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa Changing economic conditions have differing impacts on women’s marital outcomes and family formation in polygynous vs non-polygynous areas Institutions & Political Economy Augustin Tapsoba Published 13.02.23
Grandmothers and the Mexican labour market Childcare responsibilities fall disproportionately on women, causing them to leave the labour market after grandmothers pass away Labour Markets Miguel Ángel Talamas Marcos Published 08.02.23
Two heads are better than one: Agricultural production and investment in Côte d’Ivoire Women’s inclusion in training, farm management and planning can boost the efficiency of agricultural production Agriculture Aletheia Donald Léa Rouanet Published 07.11.22
Improving police responsiveness to gender-based violence: Evidence from India Gender-targeted police services, coupled with training, improve the responsiveness of police to gender-based violence Sandip Sukhtankar Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner Akshay Mangla Published 03.11.22
Long-term effects of the Inca Road Proximity to the Inca Road improved subsequent educational, development and labour outcomes, in particular for women. Infrastructure Ana Paula Franco Sebastian Galiani Pablo Lavado Published 03.09.21
Closing the gender profit gap through savings and training: Evidence from Mozambique Access to mobile savings accounts and financial management skills can lead to improved profits and financial security of female-led micro-enterprises Finance Catia Batista Sandra Sequeira Pedro Vicente Published 02.07.21
Rank and peer effects in higher education: Evidence from India A more selective academic environment benefits female students along multiple dimensions but male students fail to take advantage of this exposure Education Utteeyo Dasgupta Subha Mani Smriti Sharma Saurabh Singhal Published 12.03.21
Can laws change attitudes and behaviours around child marriage in the absence of strict enforcement? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh A video experiment uncovers the potential pitfalls of relying on legal reforms alone to reduce female early marriage in low-income countries Institutions & Political Economy Amrit Amirapu M Niaz Asadullah Zaki Wahhaj Published 08.03.21
Bad taste: Gender discrimination in consumer lending Discrimination in consumer lending seems to come largely from biased male officers; combatting it may require cultural changes at the institutional level Finance Ana María Montoya Raimundo Undurraga Published 13.11.20
