Economics Program Presents
Female Empowerment and the Intrinsic Demand for Agency: Experimental Evidence from Northern Nigeria
Monday, November 15, 2021
Online Event
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST/GMT-5
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Mehrab Bakhtiar '11
Mehrab Bakhtiar '11 will be delivering a talk titled "Female Empowerment and the Intrinsic Demand for Agency: Experimental Evidence from Northern Nigeria."Mehrab Bakhtiar (Class of 2011) is an Associate Research Fellow & Deputy Chief of Party in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute. He joined IFPRI in 2019. He has carried out field experiments in developing countries to understand the behavioral barriers to hygienic practices in rural settings and the potential impact of innovative micro-finance contracts, business training and mentorship programs on entrepreneurial growth. His ongoing work includes studying the longer-term effects of an unconditional cash transfer (UCT) program on women’s agency in household decision-making through the use of lab-in-the-field experiments.
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Meeting ID: 821 1580 9816
Passcode: 098406
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Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Online Event