What determines female autonomy? Evidence from Bangladesh

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-191

  Anderson, Siwan ^a   Eswaran, Mukesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female autonomy; Intrahousehold bargaining

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FAMILY FARM; FEMINISM; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; RURAL AREA; THEORETICAL STUDY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67651111800     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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