Felix Rusche @felixrusche.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I find strong effects of community radio on women's empowerment. Exposure to community radio 📚 Increases affected women’s education by 0.3 years 👰🏽♀️ Reduces child marriage by 22% 👶🏽 Lowers young women’s fertility by ~10%. 💪🏽 Boosts women’s autonomy in household decisions by 11pp 110 0
Felix Rusche @felixrusche.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Not least, I find no evidence of a male backlash. Rather, men report higher agreement with women's participation in household decisions, suggesting changes in their attitudes as well. 110 0
Felix Rusche @felixrusche.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Finally, I compare my methodological innovation to the naive approach of relying on jittered coordinates. In line with solving the issue of attenuation bias, using my method increases point estimates by more than 50% on average. 100 0