Seminar

Belinda Archibong (Barnard College): 'An ill wind that blows no girl any good'. The Impacts of climate-induced disease on gender inequality

Despite notable investments in education, persistent gender gaps in educational attainment remain in developing countries. One potential explanation is that climate induced disease events can limit the effectiveness of these investments in closing the gap. We investigate this hypothesis by examining the effects of sudden exposure to the 1986 meningitis epidemic in Niger on the gender gap in education. We document a significant reduction in years of education for school-aged girls relative to boys following the epidemic. We explore several channels underlying the results and find evidence highlighting income effects of epidemics on households and increased early marriage of girls.

Organised by Environmental Economics and Natural Resources
Date

Thu 14 March 2019 12:30 to 13:30

Venue Leeuwenborch, building number 201
Hollandseweg 1
201
6706 KN Wageningen
+31 (0)317 48 36 39
Room C82