Hanbo Wu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3594623 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hanbo Wu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hanbo |
| FAMILY NAME | Wu |
| SIGNATURE | WU H |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University Abu Dhabi |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5135-1298 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
No evidence that anti-domestic violence laws reduce violent child discipline in sub-Saharan Africa
Albeit rarely recognized as such in existing legislation, violent child discipline is a clear form of domestic violence (DV) with enduring consequences for child well-being. This study merges household survey data from 27 sub-Saharan African countries with World Bank data on law implementation to investigate whether broad DV legislation introduced since the mid-2000s has curbed violent parenting practices. Using a quasi-experimental approach to c…
Does exposure to armed conflict affect women’s attitudes toward intimate partner violence? Evidence from Vietnam
Demographic convergence in marriage timing
BACKGROUND: Considering the massive educational expansion and dramatic changes in marriage timing the world is undergoing, this study explores whether the timing of marriage has become increasingly similar across countries amid educational expansion at different levels. OBJECTIVE: First, we focus on convergence in marital timing, a core family demography indicator often overlooked in the convergence literature. Second, we shift the focus from dem…
The Effect of Maternal Education on Child Mortality in Bangladesh
This paper examines the effect of maternal education on child mortality in Bangladesh by exploiting quasi-experimental variations in the duration of exposure to a school stipend project for identification. Results from the instrumental variable estimation indicate that an additional year of maternal schooling reduces both under-five and infant mortality by about 20 percent. The findings are statistically significant and robust to a number of mode…
The Effect of Maternal Education on Child Mortality in Bangladesh
This paper examines the effect of maternal education on child mortality in Bangladesh by exploiting quasi-experimental variations in the duration of exposure to a school stipend project for identification. Results from the instrumental variable estimation indicate that an additional year of maternal schooling reduces both under-five and infant mortality by about 20 percent. The findings are statistically significant and robust to a number of mode…
The Effect of Maternal Education on Child Mortality in Bangladesh
This paper examines the effect of maternal education on child mortality in Bangladesh by exploiting quasi-experimental variations in the duration of exposure to a school stipend project for identification. Results from the instrumental variable estimation indicate that an additional year of maternal schooling reduces both under-five and infant mortality by about 20 percent. The findings are statistically significant and robust to a number of mode…
Does exposure to armed conflict affect women’s attitudes toward intimate partner violence? Evidence from Vietnam
Demographic convergence in marriage timing
BACKGROUND: Considering the massive educational expansion and dramatic changes in marriage timing the world is undergoing, this study explores whether the timing of marriage has become increasingly similar across countries amid educational expansion at different levels. OBJECTIVE: First, we focus on convergence in marital timing, a core family demography indicator often overlooked in the convergence literature. Second, we shift the focus from dem…
No evidence that anti-domestic violence laws reduce violent child discipline in sub-Saharan Africa
Albeit rarely recognized as such in existing legislation, violent child discipline is a clear form of domestic violence (DV) with enduring consequences for child well-being. This study merges household survey data from 27 sub-Saharan African countries with World Bank data on law implementation to investigate whether broad DV legislation introduced since the mid-2000s has curbed violent parenting practices. Using a quasi-experimental approach to c…
Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (2 works) · Instrumental variable (2 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (2 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 work)