Harvard University
For Research On The Economic Impacts Of Population/reproductive Health
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Amount$600,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/20/2011
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
Given competing demands for funds in developing countries, policymakers and advocates need strong evidence for the effectiveness of reproductive health and family planning services. This recommended grant to a team led by David Canning and David Bloom would support research to develop the evidence base on the effect of reproductive health and family planning services on fertility, child and maternal health, children’s education, female labor supply, and household poverty. Findings are expected to inform policy debates about the role of family planning and reproductive health in generating economic growth and meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The research team will focus especially on sub-Saharan Africa, where economic development and fertility transition have lagged behind other developing regions.
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