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Asset
Outcomes for Women and Children: A Research Review
This
paper reviews findings from several studies on asset outcomes for women
and children in developing countries. In recent years, the number of
studies on asset outcomes for women and children has increased in developed
countries; however, there is still a dearth of similar studies in developing
countries. Findings from the review reveal that asset outcomes for women
in developing countries include increased bargaining power in the household;
increased use of reproductive health services; increased expenditure
on children’s education, health, and nutrition; and increased
household well-being. Asset outcomes for children include educational
success and better health.
Increasing
Parent Educational Expectations for Children in Sub-Saharan Africa:
The Potential Role of Assets
It
is commonly held in the education literature that parent expectations
are an important factor in predicting children’s achievement in
school. However, little research has been conducted on educational expectations
of parents living in developing countries. In this study of Ugandans
we examine whether parents save more when they are given access to Asset
Development Accounts (ADAs) and financial training than parents receiving
financial training but no ADAs, and/or parents with no ADA or financial
training. We find that Ugandan parents who receive both an ADA and financial
training experience an increase in mean wealth of US$77.4 over a two
year period, parents who receive training only experience an increase
of US$71.41, and parents who do not receive an ADA or training experience
a decrease of US$73.49. Moreover, we find that as mean wealth increases
parents generally have higher expectations for their child’s education.
Project
Proposals & Reports
2006
AssetsAfrica
3th Quarter Report 2006
2005
AssetsAfrica
4rd Quarter Report 2005
AssetsAfrica
1st Quarter Report 2005
2003
AssetsAfrica
Project Proposal - August 2003
