Economic theory suggests that attending school can increase productivity by improving skills and, consequently, job prospects and earnings. Additionally, it is well-established that increasing knowledge, skills, and information can enhance the autonomy of women in their decision making within the household, including fertility choices. This increased agency enables women to engage in family planning, contraception and to pursue personal and career goals before starting a family, which can lead to lower fertility rates. Education may also lead to changes in preferences, by exposure to different lifestyles, possibilities and values. Shift in preferences can cause different decision making towards life decisions, such as childbearing, marriage and labour market participation. Additionally, education can increase health knowledge of individuals, leading them to have better health care during important period of their lives and to promote healthier practices within their family members, for example, their children, which can improve nutrition and lower mortality rates.
Project leader: Brais Alvarez Pereira
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Scientific mentors: Jorge Davalos
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