

Mathilde Sage
PhD student in Economics, Paris-Dauphine University (PSL)
Mathilde Sage is a Ph.D. student in Economics at University Paris-Dauphine – PSL. Her research focuses on gender, fertility, early marriage, and labour in sub-Saharan Africa. Previously, she worked for the World Bank's Development Impact Evaluation (DIME) group and J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Institut Polytechnique de Paris and she graduated from Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay. Mathilde Sage's website is here.
Recent work by Mathilde Sage
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How development programmes impact fertility rates in Africa
New causal evidence shows boosting African women's income and wealth increases fertility, particularly among women without a son, suggesting that this fertility increase is a means to safeguard long-term economic security.
Published 12.07.24
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Scholarships reduced child marriage and transformed lives in Niger
Lowering the cost of accessing secondary school proved to be a powerful tool in curtailing early marriage in Niger, and had a host of other benefits for girls
Published 27.06.24