Research Projects

Age at marriage, women's human capital, and maternal and child health in Bangladesh (KK project)
CoE-SISU
Year: 2020 - 2024
IRB Number: IRB-5 November'20-045
Organaisation: BRAC JPGSPH
Maternal Health Child Health

PI: Erica Field, Professor, Economics and Global Health, Duke University;

Kate Vyborny, Associate Director, DevLab, Duke University;
Professor Malabika Sarker, PhD;
Nina Buchmann, PhD Candidate, Economics, Stanford University;
Rachel Glennerster, Chief Economist, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office, UK;
Shahana Nazneen, Consultant, Innovations for Poverty Action;
Xiao Yu Wang, Assistant Professor, Economics, Duke University and Chief Economist, CRI

Coordinator: Ayesha Tasnim Mostafa, Senior Research Assistant, BRAC JPGSPH

Objective:- Assess the impact of increased marriage age and/or human capital on reproductive health;

- Assess the impact of increased marriage age and/or human capital on women’s long-term physical and psychological well-being;
- Assess the impact of increased marriage age and/or human capital on child health;
- Assess potential channels through which marriage age and/or human capital influence maternal and child health

Methodology: Quantitative method

Donor: National Institutes of Health, USA

Partner: Duke University

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