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Editorial from
Ana Garcia Hernandez
Nova SBE PhD Alumna | Postdoctoral Researcher at Universidad del Rosario and Innovations for Poverty Action
July 16, 2024
5. Gender equality

5. Gender equality

Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls
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Essays in development economics and gender

Women’s empowerment and economic development are closely interrelated. In her PhD thesis, Ana Garcia Hernandez uses data from field and lab-in-the-field experiments in Uganda and Zambia to explore the effects of women's empowerment on education and political outcomes .

Abstract:

Women’s empowerment and economic development are closely interrelated. In this dissertation I explore (i) the barriers women face as politicians, (ii) the consequences of increasing political participation of women for local politics, and (iii) the effects of a particular program that aims to empower girls and encourages them to continue with education. I use data collected from field and lab-in-the-field experiments in Uganda and Zambia to provide further evidence on these linkages. My results show that empowerment, broadly defined, has important effects on both education and political outcomes.

This PhD Dissertation was presented by Ana Garcia Hernandez as part of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics. You can access the paper here.

Ana Garcia Hernandez
Nova SBE PhD Alumna | Postdoctoral Researcher at Universidad del Rosario and Innovations for Poverty Action
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