THE POWER OF TV: CABLE TELEVISION AND WOMEN'S STATUS IN INDIA
THE POWER OF TV: CABLE TELEVISION AND WOMEN'S STATUS IN INDIA
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DOI：
10.1162/qjec.2009.124.3.1057
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发表时间：
2009-08-01
影响因子：
13.7
通讯作者：
Oster, Emily
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作者：
Jensen, Robert;Oster, Emily
有线电视和卫星电视在发展中世界迅速普及。这些媒体使观众接触到关于外部世界和其他生活方式的新信息，这可能会影响态度和行为。本文探讨了引进有线电视对印度农村妇女地位的影响。使用一个为期三年的，个人层面的面板数据集，我们发现，有线电视的引入与显着下降的报告接受家庭暴力对妇女和儿子的偏好，以及增加妇女的自主权和降低生育率。我们还发现了暗示性的证据，表明接触有线电视会增加年幼儿童的入学率，这可能是通过增加妇女参与家庭决策。我们认为，这些结果并不是由预先存在的差异趋势驱动的。
Cable and satellite television have spread rapidly throughout the developing world. These media sources expose viewers to new information about the outside world and other ways of life, which may affect attitudes and behaviors. This paper explores the effect of the introduction of cable television on women's status in rural India. Using a three-year, individual-level panel data set, we find that the introduction of cable television is associated with significant decreases in the reported acceptability of domestic violence toward women and son preference, as well as increases in women's autonomy and decreases in fertility. We also find suggestive evidence that exposure to cable increases school enrollment for younger children, perhaps through increased participation of women in household decision making. We argue that the results are not driven by preexisting differential trends.