Expanding horizons: Can women's support groups diversify peer networks in rural India?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 360-367

  Kandpal, Eeshani ^a   Baylis, Kathy ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTE SYSTEM; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INFRASTRUCTURE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL NETWORK; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 84872745925     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aas052     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (16)

1. Banerjee, A., E. Duflo, M. Ghatak, and J. Lafortune. 2009. "Marry for What: Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India." Working Paper No. 14958, National Bureau of Economic Research.
2. Becker, S., and A. Ichino. 2002. "Estimation of Average Treatment Effects Based on Propensity Scores." Stata Journal 2: 358-377.
3. Behrman, J., H. Kohler, and S. Watkins. 2002. "Social Networks and Changes in Contraceptive Use Over Time: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study in Rural Kenya." Demography 39:713-738.
4. Census of India. 2001. "India at a Glance." Bulletin. Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
5. Conley, T., and C. Udry. 2010. "Learning About a New Technology: Pineapple in Ghana." The American Economic Review 100: 35-69.
6. Golub, B., and M. Jackson. 2011. "How Homophily Affects Communication in Networks." Mimeo, Department of Economics, Stanford University.
7. -. 2010. "Naive Learning in Social Networks and the Wisdom of Crowds."American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 2:112-149.
8. Hogset, H., and C. Barrett. 2010. "Social Learning, Social Influence, and Projection Bias: A Caution on Inferences Based on Proxy Reporting of Peer Behavior." Economic Development and Cultural Change 58: 563-589.
9. International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS) and Macro International. 2007. National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-3), 2005-06: India: Volume 1. Mumbai: IIPS.
10. Jensen, R., and E. Oster. 2009. "The Power of TV: Cable Television and Women's Status in India." The Quarterly Journal of Economics 124:1057-1094.
11. Luke, N., and K. Munshi. 2006."New Roles for Marriage in Urban Africa: Kinship Networks and the Labor Market in Kenya." The Review of Economics and Statistics 88:264-282.
12. Mawdsley, E. 1996. "Uttarakhand Agitation and Other Backward Classes." Economic and Political Weekly 31:205-210.
13. Mckenzie, D., and H. Rapoport. 2010. "Self-Selection Patterns in Mexico-U.S. Migration: The Role of Migration Networks." The Review of Economics and Statistics 92:811-821.
14. Montgomery, M., and J. Casterline. 1996. "Social Learning, Social Influence, and New Models of Fertility." Population and Development Review 22: 151-175.
15. Munshi, K., and M. Rosenzweig. 2006. "Traditional Institutions Meet the Modern World: Caste, Gender, and Schooling Choice in a Globalizing Economy." American Economic Review 96:1225-1252.
16. Skoufias, E., T. Lunde, and H. Patrinos. 2009. "Social Networks Among Indigenous Peoples in Mexico." Working Paper No. 4949, The World Bank.