Domestic violence and women's autonomy in developing countries: Theory and evidence

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1222-1263

  Eswaran, Mukesh ^a   Malhotra, Nisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

D7; J16

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; DEVELOPING WORLD; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; VIOLENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 81855211040     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2011.01673.x     Document Type: Article

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