The objective of this project is to further explore the role of women's empowerment on child health in developing countries. The project will use comparable methods to investigate the effect on fertility and child health of two policies meant to empower women: mandated political representation and female education. Specifically, the project has three aims. 1. To study the impacts of women's political participation on child health and to study the channels through which it affects child health. 2. To study whether reducing the cost of primary and secondary education can have a significant impact on girls' school participation and performance in Sub-Saharan Africa. 3. To study whether reducing the cost of education on for girls in Kenya can affect rates of early pregnancy and overall fertility. ? ? ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
2R01HD039922-04A2
Application #
7142050
Study Section
Social Sciences and Population Studies Study Section (SSPS)
Program Officer
Spittel, Michael
Project Start
2006-09-28
Project End
2009-08-31
Budget Start
2006-09-28
Budget End
2007-08-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$288,351
Indirect Cost
Name
National Bureau of Economic Research
Department
Type
DUNS #
054552435
City
Cambridge
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02138
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