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Intentions to Participate in Adolescent Training Programs : Evidence from Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorBandiera, Oriana
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Robin
dc.contributor.authorGoldstein, Markus
dc.contributor.authorGulesci, Selim
dc.contributor.authorRasul, Imran
dc.contributor.authorSulaiman, Munshi
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:30:38Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:30:38Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractAlmost one-third of the population in developing countries is under age 15. Hence improving the effectiveness of policy interventions that target adolescents might be especially important. We analyze the intention to participate in training programs of adolescent girls in Uganda, a country with perhaps the most skewed age distribution anywhere in the world. The training program we focus on is BRAC's Adolescent Development Program, which emphasizes the provision of life skills, entrepreneurship training, and microfinance. We find that girls who are more likely to benefit from the program are more likely to intend to participate. The program attracts girls who are likely to place a high value on financial independence: single mothers and girls who are alienated from their families. The program attracts girls who are more likely to benefit from training: girls who believe they could be successful entrepreneurs but currently lack the quantitative skills to do so. Reassuringly, girls who are in school full-time are less likely to intend to participate. We also find that the program attracts girls from poorer villages but we find no evidence that poorer girls within each village are more likely to want to participate. Finally, girls from villages who have previously been exposed to NGO projects are less likely to intend to participate.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the European Economic Association
dc.identifier.issn15424766
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4970
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectAnalysis of Education I210
dc.subjectFertility
dc.subjectFamily Planning
dc.subjectChild Care
dc.subjectINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children
dc.subjectYouth J130
dc.subjectEconomics of Gender
dc.subjectNon-labor Discrimination J160
dc.subjectHuman Capital
dc.subjectSkills
dc.subjectOccupational Choice
dc.subjectLabor Productivity J240
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Human Resources
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectMigration O150
dc.titleIntentions to Participate in Adolescent Training Programs : Evidence from Ugandaen
dc.title.alternativeJournal of the European Economic Associationen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.journal.nbpages548-560
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryUganda
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okr.volume8
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