This study departs from extant work on diversity and development in several respects. Using DHS data from a large …. We exploit evidence at multiple levels—country, subnational region, and district—and we measure diversity in a variety of … ways. This unique approach reveals that although diversity may have negative ramifications on human development at national …

increased literacy by 62%, enhanced income by 36%, and reduced health costs by 26%. Evidence suggests that a gender …

This study uses a multi-case dataset to question current assumptions about the gender differentiation of forest product …. Overall, we found significant gender differentiation in the collection of forest products, which seems to support the claim …

promoting gender equality and empowering women. We use data from the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey (ERHS) to show how two … in 2000—may have created conditions that reinforce each other in improving gender equity. Our findings suggest that the …

allocate their earnings on joint consumption good, or on gender-specific private consumption good. Subjects’ consumption …

This paper investigates changes in the gender wage gap in Bangladesh over the period 1999–2009. The gap in average … improvement in female educational qualifications. It also demonstrates that the gender wage gap across the wage distribution …

Our study provides a nationally representative analysis of the gender gap in agricultural productivity in Malawi. We … portion driven by gender differences in levels of observable attributes, and (ii) a portion driven by gender differences in …