Martin, Jane Alexandra (2017) Women Empowerment Externalities of the 2004 Moroccan Moudawana Reform: Intrafamily Bargaining and Educational Attainment. Undergraduate thesis, under the direction of Mark Van Boening from Economics, University of Mississippi.
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Abstract
In order to evaluate the potential human capital externalities of women empowerment and more equitable Moudawana (personal status law) policies in the North Africa region, I use 2 countries as case studies, each with different Moudawana regimes. I compare Morocco, which had a significant Moudawana reform in 2004, to Egypt, whose Moudawana is far more inequitable. Using difference-in-difference analysis on survey data, I compare educational attainment in Morocco and Egypt. I support this with descriptive statistics about women empowerment in Morocco. The results suggest that the Moudawana reform may increase women empowerment and lead to increased educational attainment.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Creators: | Martin, Jane Alexandra |
| Student's Degree Program(s): | B.A. in International Studies and Mathematics |
| Thesis Advisor: | Mark Van Boening |
| Thesis Advisor's Department: | Economics |
| Institution: | University of Mississippi |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HA Statistics H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| Depositing User: | Jane Jane Martin |
| Date Deposited: | 01 May 2017 16:39 |
| Last Modified: | 01 May 2017 16:39 |
| URI: | http://thesis.honors.olemiss.edu/id/eprint/758 |
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