Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0

Author-Name: Magnus Hatlebakk 
Author-Name: Yogendra B. Gurung 
Title: Female empowerment  and education of children in Nepal
Abstract:   A family survey was conducted in Nepal to investigate whether female empowerment leads to more education, in particular for girls. The relative economic power of the male and female side of the extended family was used as an instrument for female empowerment. The findings indicate, however, that both female empowerment and relative economic power affect education. There is a positive association between female empowerment and children’s education for both gender, while boys are prioritized if the male side of the family is economically weak.  

Length: 28 pages
Creation-Date: 2014 
File-URL: https://www.cmi.no/publications/file/5190-female-empowerment-and-education-of-children-in.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf 

Number: 7
Keywords: Education, Intrahousehold, Female autonomy
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Handle: RePEc:chm:wpaper:wp2014-7