Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households

This paper investigates how the control and devolution of productive assets are allocated among husband and wife. Using detailed household data from rural Ethiopia, the authors show that assets brought to marriage, ownership of assets, control within marriage, and disposition upon death or divorce a...

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Main Authors: Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155699
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author Fafchamps, Marcel
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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description This paper investigates how the control and devolution of productive assets are allocated among husband and wife. Using detailed household data from rural Ethiopia, the authors show that assets brought to marriage, ownership of assets, control within marriage, and disposition upon death or divorce are only partly related.
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spelling CGSpace1556992025-06-04T19:03:38Z Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households Fafchamps, Marcel Quisumbing, Agnes R. rural areas families assets gender property rights households This paper investigates how the control and devolution of productive assets are allocated among husband and wife. Using detailed household data from rural Ethiopia, the authors show that assets brought to marriage, ownership of assets, control within marriage, and disposition upon death or divorce are only partly related. 2001 2024-10-24T12:42:26Z 2024-10-24T12:42:26Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155699 en https://doi.org/10.1080/00220380412331322581 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Fafchamps, Marcel; Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2001. Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households. FCND Discussion Paper brief 120. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155699
spellingShingle rural areas
families
assets
gender
property rights
households
Fafchamps, Marcel
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households
title Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households
title_full Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households
title_fullStr Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households
title_full_unstemmed Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households
title_short Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households
title_sort control and ownership of assets within rural ethiopian households
topic rural areas
families
assets
gender
property rights
households
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155699
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