Household resilience during climate shocks in rural Benin: The role of matrilocality on girls' school dropout
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics • Vol/Iss. 122 • ScienceDirect • • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Dedehouanou, Sènakpon, Menou, Vihoutou
Hypothesis
Matrilocality and Patrilocality's relationship with dropout rate are significantly different from one another
Note
tests on the full sample and the sample of individuals with non-migrant parents and alive parents, all of which account for Grid and household fixed effects. Comparing drought and lagged drought statistics
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple-interaction specification (Drought × Girl × Matrilocality); difference in percentage points is −0.02 to −0.03 with 95% confidence intervals that don't cross zero, lagged instance near 0 with intervals crossing | Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Matrilocality | independent | Residence |
| Drought | independent | Climate, Disasters |
| girls dropout rates | Dependent | Education, Students |
| boys dropout rates | Dependent | Education, Students |