Education, HIV, and Early Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Kenya

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2015
Volume: 105
Issue: 9
Pages: 2757-97

Authors (3)

Esther Duflo (not in RePEc) Pascaline Dupas (not in RePEc) Michael Kremer (University of Chicago)

Score contribution per author:

2.681 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

A seven-year randomized evaluation suggests education subsidies reduce adolescent girls' dropout, pregnancy, and marriage but not sexually transmitted infection (STI). The government's HIV curriculum, which stresses abstinence until marriage, does not reduce pregnancy or STI. Both programs combined reduce STI more, but cut dropout and pregnancy less, than education subsidies alone. These results are inconsistent with a model of schooling and sexual behavior in which both pregnancy and STI are determined by one factor (unprotected sex), but consistent with a two-factor model in which choices between committed and casual relationships also affect these outcomes. (JEL I12, I18, I21, J13, J16, O15)

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:105:y:2015:i:9:p:2757-97
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25