Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/302623 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17106
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In this paper, I estimate the inter-generational health impact of maternal employment opportunities using evidence from the ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh. This industry was exposed to a trade liberalization policy in 2005, which generated spatial and temporal variation in the establishment of garment factories and therefore, potential employment opportunities for women. Using a difference-in-difference strategy, I find that the expansion of this sector improved the probability of neonatal survival for children who are born in areas that experience higher growth in employment opportunities post trade liberalization. This is driven by the improved labor market participation by mothers, enabling them to delay childbirth and improve their intra-household bargaining power.
Subjects: 
neonatal mortality
female labor force participation
ready-made garment sector
JEL: 
J21
I15
I12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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