Measuring Ownership, Control, and Use of Assets

Assets generate and help diversify income, alleviate liquidity constraints, and are key inputs into empowerment. Despite the importance of individual-level data on asset ownership, and the fact that most assets are owned by individuals, either solely or jointly, researchers typically collect micro d...

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Main Authors:	Kilic, Talip, Doss, Cheryl, Kieran, Caitlin
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2021
Subjects:	GENDER ASSET OWNERSHIP WEALTH SURVEY METHODS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35280

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spelling	okr-10986-352802021-04-23T14:02:19Z Measuring Ownership, Control, and Use of Assets Kilic, Talip Doss, Cheryl Kieran, Caitlin GENDER ASSET OWNERSHIP WEALTH SURVEY METHODS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS Assets generate and help diversify income, alleviate liquidity constraints, and are key inputs into empowerment. Despite the importance of individual-level data on asset ownership, and the fact that most assets are owned by individuals, either solely or jointly, researchers typically collect micro data on asset ownership at the household level. Through a review of the existing approaches to data collection and the relevant literature on survey methodology, this study presents an overview of the current best practices for collecting individual-level data on the ownership and control of assets in household and farm surveys in low- and middle-income countries. The paper provides recommendations in three areas: (1) respondent selection, (2) definition and measurement of access to and ownership and control of assets, and (3) measurement of quantity, value, and quality of assets. It identifies open methodological questions that can be answered through further research. 2021-03-17T17:25:21Z 2021-03-17T17:25:21Z 2020-03 Journal Article Feminist Economics 1354-5701 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35280 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Africa South Asia
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description	Assets generate and help diversify income, alleviate liquidity constraints, and are key inputs into empowerment. Despite the importance of individual-level data on asset ownership, and the fact that most assets are owned by individuals, either solely or jointly, researchers typically collect micro data on asset ownership at the household level. Through a review of the existing approaches to data collection and the relevant literature on survey methodology, this study presents an overview of the current best practices for collecting individual-level data on the ownership and control of assets in household and farm surveys in low- and middle-income countries. The paper provides recommendations in three areas: (1) respondent selection, (2) definition and measurement of access to and ownership and control of assets, and (3) measurement of quantity, value, and quality of assets. It identifies open methodological questions that can be answered through further research.
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title	Measuring Ownership, Control, and Use of Assets
title_short	Measuring Ownership, Control, and Use of Assets
title_full	Measuring Ownership, Control, and Use of Assets
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Measuring Ownership, Control, and Use of Assets

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