Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries

Many key development outcomes depend on women's ability to negotiate favorable intrahousehold allocations of resources. Yet it has been difficult to clearly identify which policies can increase women's bargaining power and result in bette...

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Main Author:	Doss, Cheryl
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ALCOHOL ALIMONY ANTHROPOLOGY APARTHEID ASSETS BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER CAPACITY BUILDING COHABITING COUPLES CROPS CULTURAL CHANGE CULTURAL CONTEXT DECISION MAKING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCRIMINATION DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOWRIES DOWRY ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT EQUIPMENT FAMILY LABOR FAMILY LAW FARMERS FEMALE FEMINIST GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER ISSUES GIRLS HOME HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBAND HUSBANDS INCOME INCOMES INHERITANCE INNOVATIONS KINSHIP LABOR ALLOCATION LABOR ALLOCATIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR SUPPLY LAND OWNERSHIP LEGAL CHANGE LEGAL LITERACY LEGISLATION LITERACY LIVESTOCK MARRIAGES MARRIED COUPLES MIGRANTS MIGRATION NEW TECHNOLOGIES NORMS NUTRITION PARETO EFFICIENCY PARETO EFFICIENT ALLOCATIONS PASTORALISTS PENSION PENSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EFFECTS PROPERTY LAW PROPERTY RIGHTS RENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL AREAS SEX SOCIAL NETWORKS SOIL FERTILITY STATISTICAL ANALYSES UNMARRIED WOMEN VILLAGES VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WAGES WEALTH WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17196592/intrahousehold-bargaining-resource-allocation-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12240

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spelling	okr-10986-122402021-04-23T14:03:06Z Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries Doss, Cheryl AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ALCOHOL ALIMONY ANTHROPOLOGY APARTHEID ASSETS BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER CAPACITY BUILDING COHABITING COUPLES CROPS CULTURAL CHANGE CULTURAL CONTEXT DECISION MAKING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCRIMINATION DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOWRIES DOWRY ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT EQUIPMENT FAMILY LABOR FAMILY LAW FARMERS FEMALE FEMINIST GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER ISSUES GIRLS HOME HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBAND HUSBANDS INCOME INCOMES INHERITANCE INNOVATIONS KINSHIP LABOR ALLOCATION LABOR ALLOCATIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR SUPPLY LAND OWNERSHIP LEGAL CHANGE LEGAL LITERACY LEGISLATION LITERACY LIVESTOCK MARRIAGES MARRIED COUPLES MIGRANTS MIGRATION NEW TECHNOLOGIES NORMS NUTRITION PARETO EFFICIENCY PARETO EFFICIENT ALLOCATIONS PASTORALISTS PENSION PENSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EFFECTS PROPERTY LAW PROPERTY RIGHTS RENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL AREAS SEX SOCIAL NETWORKS SOIL FERTILITY STATISTICAL ANALYSES UNMARRIED WOMEN VILLAGES VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WAGES WEALTH WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN Many key development outcomes depend on women's ability to negotiate favorable intrahousehold allocations of resources. Yet it has been difficult to clearly identify which policies can increase women's bargaining power and result in better outcomes. This paper reviews both the analytical frameworks and the empirical evidence on the importance of women's bargaining power. It argues that there is sufficient evidence from rigorous studies to conclude that women's bargaining power does affect outcomes. But in many specific instances, the quantitative evidence cannot rigorously identify causality. In these cases, a combination of quantitative and qualitative evidence may suggest policy levers. Taken together, there are sufficient data in place to support a greatly expanded focus on intrahousehold outcomes and bargaining power. Additional data at the individual level will allow for further and more detailed research. A growing literature supports the current conventional wisdom -- namely, that the patterns of evidence suggest that women's education, incomes, and assets all are important aspects of women's bargaining power. 2013-02-05T15:38:42Z 2013-02-05T15:38:42Z 2013-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17196592/intrahousehold-bargaining-resource-allocation-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12240 English en_US Policy Research working paper;no. WPS 6337 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ALCOHOL ALIMONY ANTHROPOLOGY APARTHEID ASSETS BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER CAPACITY BUILDING COHABITING COUPLES CROPS CULTURAL CHANGE CULTURAL CONTEXT DECISION MAKING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCRIMINATION DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOWRIES DOWRY ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT EQUIPMENT FAMILY LABOR FAMILY LAW FARMERS FEMALE FEMINIST GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER ISSUES GIRLS HOME HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBAND HUSBANDS INCOME INCOMES INHERITANCE INNOVATIONS KINSHIP LABOR ALLOCATION LABOR ALLOCATIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR SUPPLY LAND OWNERSHIP LEGAL CHANGE LEGAL LITERACY LEGISLATION LITERACY LIVESTOCK MARRIAGES MARRIED COUPLES MIGRANTS MIGRATION NEW TECHNOLOGIES NORMS NUTRITION PARETO EFFICIENCY PARETO EFFICIENT ALLOCATIONS PASTORALISTS PENSION PENSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EFFECTS PROPERTY LAW PROPERTY RIGHTS RENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL AREAS SEX SOCIAL NETWORKS SOIL FERTILITY STATISTICAL ANALYSES UNMARRIED WOMEN VILLAGES VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WAGES WEALTH WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ALCOHOL ALIMONY ANTHROPOLOGY APARTHEID ASSETS BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER CAPACITY BUILDING COHABITING COUPLES CROPS CULTURAL CHANGE CULTURAL CONTEXT DECISION MAKING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCRIMINATION DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOWRIES DOWRY ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT EQUIPMENT FAMILY LABOR FAMILY LAW FARMERS FEMALE FEMINIST GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER ISSUES GIRLS HOME HOMES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBAND HUSBANDS INCOME INCOMES INHERITANCE INNOVATIONS KINSHIP LABOR ALLOCATION LABOR ALLOCATIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR SUPPLY LAND OWNERSHIP LEGAL CHANGE LEGAL LITERACY LEGISLATION LITERACY LIVESTOCK MARRIAGES MARRIED COUPLES MIGRANTS MIGRATION NEW TECHNOLOGIES NORMS NUTRITION PARETO EFFICIENCY PARETO EFFICIENT ALLOCATIONS PASTORALISTS PENSION PENSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EFFECTS PROPERTY LAW PROPERTY RIGHTS RENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL AREAS SEX SOCIAL NETWORKS SOIL FERTILITY STATISTICAL ANALYSES UNMARRIED WOMEN VILLAGES VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WAGES WEALTH WIFE WILL WIVES WOMAN Doss, Cheryl Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries
relation	Policy Research working paper;no. WPS 6337
description	Many key development outcomes depend on women's ability to negotiate favorable intrahousehold allocations of resources. Yet it has been difficult to clearly identify which policies can increase women's bargaining power and result in better outcomes. This paper reviews both the analytical frameworks and the empirical evidence on the importance of women's bargaining power. It argues that there is sufficient evidence from rigorous studies to conclude that women's bargaining power does affect outcomes. But in many specific instances, the quantitative evidence cannot rigorously identify causality. In these cases, a combination of quantitative and qualitative evidence may suggest policy levers. Taken together, there are sufficient data in place to support a greatly expanded focus on intrahousehold outcomes and bargaining power. Additional data at the individual level will allow for further and more detailed research. A growing literature supports the current conventional wisdom -- namely, that the patterns of evidence suggest that women's education, incomes, and assets all are important aspects of women's bargaining power.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Doss, Cheryl
author_facet	Doss, Cheryl
author_sort	Doss, Cheryl
title	Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries
title_short	Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries
title_full	Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries
title_fullStr	Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries
title_sort	intrahousehold bargaining and resource allocation in developing countries
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17196592/intrahousehold-bargaining-resource-allocation-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12240
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Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries

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