Women's assets and intrahousehold allocation in rural Bangladesh: testing measures of bargaining power

This paper examines how differences in the bargaining power of husband and wife affect the distribution of consumption expenditures in rural Bangladeshi households. Two alternative measures of assets are used: current assets and the value of assets brought to marriage. Results show that both assets...

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Main Authors: Quisumbing, Agnes R., de la Briere, Benedicte
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2000
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156789
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