Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bandiera, Oriana; Buehren, Niklas; Burgess, Robin; Goldstein, Markus; Gulesci, Selim; Rasul, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi
• 署名单位: University of London; London School Economics & Political Science; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science; The World Bank; Bocconi University; Bocconi University; University of London; University College London; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7782
• DOI: 10.1257/app.20170416
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 210-259
• 关键词: hiv prevention programs; developing-countries; field experiment; education; returns; IMPACT; POWER; entrepreneurship; attainment; EMPLOYMENT

摘要

We evaluate a multifaceted policy intervention attempting to jump-start adolescent women's empowerment in Uganda by simultaneously providing them vocational training and information on sex, reproduction, and marriage. We find that four years post-intervention, adolescent girls in treated communities are more likely to be self-employed. Teen pregnancy, early entry into marriage/cohabitation, and the share of girls reporting sex against their will fall sharply. The results highlight the potential of a multifaceted program that provides skills transfers as a viable and cost-effective policy intervention to improve the economic and social empowerment of adolescent girls over a four-year horizon.