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DIAL @dialdevelopment.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

🎓 #Soutenance de thèse @univdauphine.bsky.social lundi 29 septembre à 10H. Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social Economic and Social Barriers to Women #Empowerment Microeconomic Evidence from #Africa dauphine.psl.eu/formations/d...

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Association Française d'Économie du Développement @afedev.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

PhD Students in Development Economics: Don’t miss this opportunity! Join us for the Development Doctoral Days in Strasbourg on January 28-29, 2025. Deadline to submit: December 20, 2024 Location: Strasbourg, France afedev.fr/jdd-2025/

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Thank you so much Alexandra! I am glad you find it interesting

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

A heartfelt thank you to my advisors, Elise Huillery and Olivia Bertelli, for their guidance! Also grateful to Lucia Corno for her advice during my research visit at LEAP Bocconi and to Paris Dauphine University and DIAL researchers for their support! (15/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Thanks for reading! I'm eager to connect with researchers and policymakers interested in #Development and #Gender. #EconJobMarket Want to learn more about me and my research? 👩‍💻 mathildelesueur.weebly.com (14/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

#Implications: Laws alone cannot eliminate child marriage. Complementary measures—social safety nets, access to credit, insurance, and climate adaptation—are crucial to mitigate the financial pressures that drive early marriage. (13/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

In areas where the bride price is not practiced, bans are ineffective, and droughts do not alter their impact. Financial determinants of child marriage are less relevant in these communities, where other factors play a larger role. (12/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

#Positive rainfall shocks enhance bans' effectiveness (11/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

#Droughts undermine bans effectiveness in bride price regions: · Droughts halve the increase in the age of first marriage and first birth and nullify bans' effectiveness on child marriage likelihood and education · The more severe the drought, the larger its effect (10/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Result #2 Impact of weather shocks In the absence of droughts, bans are effective in both rural and urban areas in regions where the bride price is historically practiced. (9/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Result #1 – Ban effectiveness · In urban areas, bans reduce child marriage likelihood by 13% (3 pp) for a 1 SD increase in ban exposure · The younger the girl, the larger the effect · In rural areas, bans delay marriage and childbirth but fail to lower child marriage rates (8/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

#EmpiricalStrategy I use a difference-in-difference approach, complemented by an event study, to exploit regional and cohort-level variations in exposure to bans (à la Card 1992 or Duflo 2001). (7/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

#Methodology · I study impact of exogenous income shocks, approximated by weather shocks, on the effectiveness of child marriage bans in 11 African countries · I combine marriage information from household surveys (#DHS) with rainfall (#CHIRPS) and ethnographic (#Murdock) data (6/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

#BridePrice · In Africa, vulnerable families use child marriage to cope with negative economic shocks like droughts · They marry daughters earlier to secure the bride price paid by the groom and smooth consumption -> Legal bans may fail due to the financial cost of compliance (5/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

#Financial factors: · Economic conditions are strongly linked to child marriage, disproportionately affecting girls from disadvantaged backgrounds · In SSA, child marriage rates are decreasing among wealthy families but increasing among the poorest (4/15) @unicef.org

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

#Persistent despite legal bans: · 12 million girls marry before 18 every year, among which an estimation of 7.5 unlawfully married · At the current rate of progress, the world is at least 300 years away from ending child marriage @unicef.org (3/15)

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

#ChildMarriage is a major issue: · 19% of women are married before 18 · Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates (31%) · Severe consequences on: - Labor market participation - Domestic violence - Health - Education (2/15) Graph: Child Marriage Monitoring Mechanism

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Mathilde Lesueur @lesueurmathilde.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Hi @bsky.app! I'm on the #EconJobMarket and happy to share my #JMP: "The Impact of Weather Shocks on the Effectiveness of Child Marriage Bans" Laws banning child marriage often fall short outside urban areas. I show that economic shocks explain the limited impact of these bans. 🧵(1/15)

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

What drives Gender-Based Violence and what are the main risk factors? How can we effectively address and prevent it? Today's blog shares evidence on VoxDev that shines a light on these questions ⤵️ voxdev.org/topic/unders...

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Understanding the causes and impacts of Gender-Based Violence to shed light on policy solutions

Around one in three women suffers Gender-Based Violence at least once in their lifetime. What drives this pervasive issue and what are the main risk factors? How can we effectively address and prevent...

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