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Women's Bargaining Power in Household Economic Decisions: Evidence From Ghana

Year: 1996

Type: preprint

Abstract: In this paper, the percentage of assets held by women within the household is used as a measure of women's bargaining power. The assets used in this paper include land, savings, and business assets. Using detailed household survey data from Ghana, I demonstrate that the share of assets owned by women has a significant impact on household expenditure decisions. This provides additional support for the notion that women's bargaining power can be measured, at least in some dimensions, and that women's bargaining power is an important determinant of household economic decisions. It suggests that other measures of women's bargaining power may also be useful for understanding household decisions.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.13517

Authors: Doss, Cheryl R., Doss, Cheryl R.

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, No poverty, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1556248590

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