Anja Benshaul-Tolonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1121098 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anja Benshaul-Tolonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anja |
| FAMILY NAME | Benshaul-Tolonen |
| SIGNATURE | BENSHAUL-TOLONEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7391-5146 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Industrial Gold Mining and Female Empowerment
Does industrial development affect female empowerment? This paper explores the causal effects of a continent-wide expansion of a modern industry on female empowerment. Identification relies on plausibly exogenous spatiotemporal variation in gold mining in Africa. The establishment of industrial-scale mines induces female empowerment—justification of domestic violence decreases by 19%, women have better access to health care (23%) and are 31% more…
Biological, material and socio-cultural constraints to effective menstrual hygiene management among secondary school students in Tanzania
Menstrual hygiene management is an important determinant for girls’ educational outcomes. We develop a method of cross-sectional analysis that quantifies the relative importance of four distinct mechanisms: material, biological, social and informational constraints and consider four main schooling outcomes: absenteeism, early departure, concentration and participation. We use survey data from 524 female students enrolled in four co-educational se…
The local socioeconomic effects of gold mining: Evidence from Ghana
Local Industrial Shocks and Infant Mortality
Local industrial development has the potential to improve health and well-being, while also damaging health through exposure to harmful pollution. It is an empirical question which of these effects dominate. Exploiting the quasi-experimental expansion of African large-scale gold mining, I find that local infant mortality rates decrease by more than 50% alongside rapid economic growth. The instantaneous reduction is comparable to overall gains in …
Understanding environmental, health and economic activity interactions following transition of ownership in gold mining areas in Tanzania: A case of private to public
Mining is an important source of revenue for many developing countries, however, the social, environmental and economic impacts of mining are often poorly monitored. The recent transition of a gold mine in Western Tanzania—from large-scale gold mine under private, multinational ownership, to medium-scale public and national owned mine with limited life length offers a prime opportunity to understand the implications of changes in ownership and sc…
Local Industrial Shocks and Infant Mortality
Local industrial development has the potential to improve health and well-being, while also damaging health through exposure to harmful pollution. It is an empirical question which of these effects dominate. Exploiting the quasi-experimental expansion of African large-scale gold mining, I find that local infant mortality rates decrease by more than 50% alongside rapid economic growth. The instantaneous reduction is comparable to overall gains in …
The local socioeconomic effects of gold mining: Evidence from Ghana
Industrial Gold Mining and Female Empowerment
Does industrial development affect female empowerment? This paper explores the causal effects of a continent-wide expansion of a modern industry on female empowerment. Identification relies on plausibly exogenous spatiotemporal variation in gold mining in Africa. The establishment of industrial-scale mines induces female empowerment—justification of domestic violence decreases by 19%, women have better access to health care (23%) and are 31% more…
Understanding environmental, health and economic activity interactions following transition of ownership in gold mining areas in Tanzania: A case of private to public
Mining is an important source of revenue for many developing countries, however, the social, environmental and economic impacts of mining are often poorly monitored. The recent transition of a gold mine in Western Tanzania—from large-scale gold mine under private, multinational ownership, to medium-scale public and national owned mine with limited life length offers a prime opportunity to understand the implications of changes in ownership and sc…
Understanding environmental, health and economic activity interactions following transition of ownership in gold mining areas in Tanzania: A case of private to public
Mining is an important source of revenue for many developing countries, however, the social, environmental and economic impacts of mining are often poorly monitored. The recent transition of a gold mine in Western Tanzania—from large-scale gold mine under private, multinational ownership, to medium-scale public and national owned mine with limited life length offers a prime opportunity to understand the implications of changes in ownership and sc…
The local socioeconomic effects of gold mining: Evidence from Ghana
Local Industrial Shocks and Infant Mortality
Local industrial development has the potential to improve health and well-being, while also damaging health through exposure to harmful pollution. It is an empirical question which of these effects dominate. Exploiting the quasi-experimental expansion of African large-scale gold mining, I find that local infant mortality rates decrease by more than 50% alongside rapid economic growth. The instantaneous reduction is comparable to overall gains in …
Biological, material and socio-cultural constraints to effective menstrual hygiene management among secondary school students in Tanzania
Menstrual hygiene management is an important determinant for girls’ educational outcomes. We develop a method of cross-sectional analysis that quantifies the relative importance of four distinct mechanisms: material, biological, social and informational constraints and consider four main schooling outcomes: absenteeism, early departure, concentration and participation. We use survey data from 524 female students enrolled in four co-educational se…
Industrial Gold Mining and Female Empowerment
Does industrial development affect female empowerment? This paper explores the causal effects of a continent-wide expansion of a modern industry on female empowerment. Identification relies on plausibly exogenous spatiotemporal variation in gold mining in Africa. The establishment of industrial-scale mines induces female empowerment—justification of domestic violence decreases by 19%, women have better access to health care (23%) and are 31% more…
Chemistry (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Energy and Environment Impacts (3 works) · Gold mining (3 works) · Mining and Resource Management (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Natural Resources and Economic Development (2 works)