Measuring the Impact of Income-Generating Projects on Women's Empowerment Outcomes: Evidence From Rural Morocco

作者: Ola Aboukhsaiwan

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摘要: Income-generating projects are used as a tool of engendered development in developing economies. This paper uses primary data from rural Morocco to investigate whether income-generating have an impact on the five dimensions women’s empowerment identified: economic decision-making, child mobility, access resources, and control over resources. The Instrumental Variable (IV) Propensity Score Matching (PSM) methods address endogeneity selection observables issues that may arise this enquiry. IV PSM estimate 39.63% 14.21% significant increase total respectively.

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