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Title: The Impact of a Female Targeted Educational Stipend on Children's Mortality in Bangladesh

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2020

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Abstract: This paper explores the causal impact of increased maternal education on children’s mortality by investigating the introduction of the 1994 Female Secondary School Stipend Program (FSSSP) in Bangladesh. This program made secondary level education (grades 6-10) free for young girls residing in rural regions of Bangladesh. Eligibility differences in the FSSSP based on area of residence and duration of exposure are two sources of exogenous variation I use to employ difference-in-difference methods. Using data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey my results indicate higher secondary school level education improves infant and child health, as evidenced by a smaller but statistically significant reduction in the total number of children who died per woman by age 26. This research has important policy implications, as the link between better secondary school education for women and a reduction in children’s death is another reason to provide widely accessible and affordable schooling for young girls in developing countries.

Url: https://www.uvic.ca/socialsciences/economics/assets/docs/sdale-final-thesis_1.pdf

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Authors: Dale, Sartaj

Institution: University of Victoria

Department: Department of Economics

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Data Collections: IPUMS Global Health - DHS

Topics: Education, Fertility and Mortality

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