Inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia
This article examines the role of men's and women's asset inheritance in poverty and well‐being in rural Ethiopia. Data from the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey (1997, 2004, and 2009) are used to investigate the following. (i) What is the long‐term impact of gender differentials in inheritance on h...
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| author | Kumar, Neha Quisumbing, Agnes R. |
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| description | This article examines the role of men's and women's asset inheritance in poverty and well‐being in rural Ethiopia. Data from the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey (1997, 2004, and 2009) are used to investigate the following. (i) What is the long‐term impact of gender differentials in inheritance on household consumption, poverty and food security? (ii) Are there significant differences in poverty and well‐being between male‐and female‐headed households? The most important finding is that it is the amounts of inheritance received, and not whether women inherit at all, that have the most profound impacts. The area of land inherited is particularly important for women's long‐term well‐being. These findings underscore the importance of women's rights to inherit equally with men. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1531832024-11-15T08:52:43Z Inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia Kumar, Neha Quisumbing, Agnes R. inheritance gender poverty households food security wellbeing assets rural areas This article examines the role of men's and women's asset inheritance in poverty and well‐being in rural Ethiopia. Data from the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey (1997, 2004, and 2009) are used to investigate the following. (i) What is the long‐term impact of gender differentials in inheritance on household consumption, poverty and food security? (ii) Are there significant differences in poverty and well‐being between male‐and female‐headed households? The most important finding is that it is the amounts of inheritance received, and not whether women inherit at all, that have the most profound impacts. The area of land inherited is particularly important for women's long‐term well‐being. These findings underscore the importance of women's rights to inherit equally with men. 2012-09 2024-10-01T13:55:45Z 2024-10-01T13:55:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153183 en Limited Access Wiley Kumar, Neha; Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2012. Inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia. Development Policy Review 30(5): 573-595. Special issue on Inheritance and the intergenerational transmission of poverty |
| spellingShingle | inheritance gender poverty households food security wellbeing assets rural areas Kumar, Neha Quisumbing, Agnes R. Inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia |
| title | Inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia |
| title_full | Inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia |
| title_short | Inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well-being in rural Ethiopia |
| title_sort | inheritance practices and gender differences in poverty and well being in rural ethiopia |
| topic | inheritance gender poverty households food security wellbeing assets rural areas |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153183 |
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