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The Impact of a Supply Side Educational Program on Women’s Empowerment: Evidence from Indonesia

Östling Svensson, Karin LU (2021) NEKN01 20211
Department of Economics
Abstract
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. The study estimates the effect of the program on women’s empow- erment measured through an individual’s share of involvement in intra-household decision making. By utilising variation in an individual’s exposure to the school con- struction program based on district of birth and birth year, a difference-in-differences... (More)
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. The study estimates the effect of the program on women’s empow- erment measured through an individual’s share of involvement in intra-household decision making. By utilising variation in an individual’s exposure to the school con- struction program based on district of birth and birth year, a difference-in-differences estimation model is used. The estimations show weak evidence of a positive rela- tionship between greater exposure to the program and a larger share of involvement in household decisions. For every additional school built per 1000 children, the in- crease in a woman’s share of involvement in intra-household decision making ranges from 0.19 to 1.27 percentage points. (Less)
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author
Östling Svensson, Karin LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKN01 20211
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
education, women’s empowerment, Indonesia, INPRES, intra-household decision making, difference-in-differences
language
English
id
9050556
date added to LUP
2021-07-05 13:29:08
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2021-07-05 13:29:08
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  abstract     = {{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. The study estimates the effect of the program on women’s empow- erment measured through an individual’s share of involvement in intra-household decision making. By utilising variation in an individual’s exposure to the school con- struction program based on district of birth and birth year, a difference-in-differences estimation model is used. The estimations show weak evidence of a positive rela- tionship between greater exposure to the program and a larger share of involvement in household decisions. For every additional school built per 1000 children, the in- crease in a woman’s share of involvement in intra-household decision making ranges from 0.19 to 1.27 percentage points.}},
  author       = {{Östling Svensson, Karin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Impact of a Supply Side Educational Program on Women’s Empowerment: Evidence from Indonesia}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}