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Education and women's empowerment: evidence from Uganda

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  • Thao BUI

    (Queens College CUNY)

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The government of Uganda introduced an education reform that eliminated school fees for primary school-age children in 1997. This paper finds that an increase in education, generated by the reform, has a positive impact on women's empowerment. Specifically, an increase in schooling, due to the reform, improves women's involvement in decision making within the household by increasing their likelihood of having a final say on issues related to their own health, about large household expenses, and regarding visits to family or relatives. Education enhances women's cognitive ability but has no impact on women's labor market opportunities and attitudes toward gender-based violence.

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  • Thao BUI, 2025. "Education and women's empowerment: evidence from Uganda," JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 91(2), pages 263-298, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ctl:louvde:v:91:y:2025:i:2:p:263-298
    DOI: 10.1017/dem.2023.23
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    Keywords

    Education; Removal of primary school fees; Sub-Saharan Africa; Uganda; Women’s empowerment;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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