Age at Marriage and Women's Labour Market Outcomes in India

Submitted by Tanay Ray Bhatt on
EfD Authors:
Dhamija, Gaurav

We examine the relationship between women's age at marriage and their labour market outcomes using nationally representative household data from India. Employing an instrumental variable‐based empirical strategy, we find that a delay in women's age at marriage has no significant causal effect on their labour market outcomes. This is despite marriage delay being associated with higher education, lower fertility and (possibly) higher dowry for Indian women. We argue that this might be because older brides, as compared with younger brides, face more backlash from their partners.

Peer Reviewed
Gender

Training and technical support on adaptation to salinity intrusion could enhance food security

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Hoa, Dang Le
Nam, Pham Khanh

 

Research questions: How does salinity intrusion affect agricultural production and food security and how are male and female farmers different in those impacts?

Key Messages 

  • Climate change, extreme climate events, and recent salinity intrusion are growing concerns for the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. 

  • It is important to control soil salinity through drainage and water management practices to avoid loss of production. 

Research Brief
Agriculture, Gender, Policy Design

The Costs of Blue Sky: The Distributional Effects of Environmental Regulation on Labor Demand in China

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Zhang, Bing

Based on EfD Discussion Paper by Bing Zhang and Mengdi Liu. 

In response to tougher environmental rules, factories need to cut down on pollution and modify their optimal production decisions, which may have an impact on their labor demand. We look into how China's policy for controlling air pollution in major cities affects jobs. Key Messages 

Research Brief
Air Quality, Gender, Policy Design

Examining the success of the tilapia industry in Huila, an emerging aquaculture hub in the Colombian Southwest

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Renau, Jorge Marco
Valderrama, Diego

Questions:

1. Is tilapia production in Huila a sustainable endeavor from the Triple Bottom Line (Economic, Social, Environmental) perspective? 

2. Are there any significant differences in sustainability performance between the export- and domestically-oriented sectors?

Key Messages 

Research Brief
Fisheries
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