Essays about: "intra-household decision making"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words intra-household decision making.
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1. The Impact of a Supply Side Educational Program on Women’s Empowerment: Evidence from Indonesia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Education is considered a key component in the empowerment of women, and policy interventions such as investments in education can be effective in reducing gender- based inequality. To investigate the relationship between such a policy intervention and empowerment, this study investigates the impact of a large school construction program in Indonesia, where over 61,000 primary schools were constructed between 1973 and 1979. READ MORE
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2. Knocking on the door : a study on nutritional education and women’s empowerment on household level in rural Tanzania
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : In Sub-Saharan Africa, food is often prepared by women, by mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters or sisters-in-law. Despite their crucial role in household food security women in developing countries are generally disempowered and they have low decision-making power. READ MORE
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3. Women in Paid Work: A Continuum of Choices and Constraints
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : This study aims to explore the impact of paid work in the Ethiopian export-oriented garment industry on women’s empowerment, as perceived by the women themselves. The study first explores the reasons for why and how women pursue paid work in the industry. READ MORE
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4. The Formation of Return Migration Intentions: An Intra-Household Analysis of Foreign Families Residing in Italy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This study inspects the micro-determinants of return intentions for foreign nuclear families in Italy. In particular, I argue against the unitary nature of households and focus on intra-household patterns of decision-making, which have been largely neglected by previous studies. READ MORE
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5. A Matter of Gendered Investment: Impacts of Internal Migration on Child Education in Indonesia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This study evaluates investments in education and schooling outcomes of children in households that engage in internal migration. Using panel data from Indonesia, community and household fixed effects are employed to account for unobserved heterogeneity and self-selection of migrants. READ MORE