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Last Published February 24, 2021 05:00 PM September 13, 2021 08:12 AM
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Keyword(s) Behavior, Crime Violence And Conflict, Education, Labor, Welfare Behavior, Crime Violence And Conflict, Education, Labor, Welfare
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Paper Citation Gulesci, S., Puentes Beccar, M. and D. Ubfal (2021) "Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic?" World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 9547. Gulesci, S., Puente-Beccar, M. and D. Ubfal (2021) "Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence against Girls during the COVID-19 Pandemic?" World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 9547.
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Paper Abstract This paper shows that a youth empowerment program in Bolivia reduced the reported prevalence of violence against girls during the COVID-19 lockdown. The program offered training in soft skills and technical skills, sexual education, mentoring and job-finding assistance. To measure the effects of the program, the study conducted a randomized control trial with 600 vulnerable adolescents. Results indicate that 7 months after its completion, the program increased girls’ earnings and decreased violence against girls. Violence was measured with both direct self-report questions and list experiments. These findings suggest that multi-faceted empowerment programs can reduce the level of violence experienced by young women during high-risk periods.
Paper Citation Gulesci, S, Puente–Beccar, M and D. Ubfal (2021) "Can youth empowerment programs reduce violence against girls during the COVID-19 pandemic?" Journal of Development Economics, Volume 153, 102716.
Paper URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102716
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