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Women’s aspirations for the future, and their financial, social and educational investments

We examine the correlates of aspirations of rural women around income, asset ownership, social status and the education of their children, using primary data from India. We then investigate how the gaps between current and aspired-to status are associated with individual investments in financial, so...

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Main Authors: Raghunathan, Kalyani, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Kumar, Neha, Cunningham, Kenda
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
Subjects:
income
rural population
education
reference points
investment
demand
social equality
assets
poverty
women
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146109
Summary:We examine the correlates of aspirations of rural women around income, asset ownership, social status and the education of their children, using primary data from India. We then investigate how the gaps between current and aspired-to status are associated with individual investments in financial, social status-related, and educational dimensions.

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