Empowering women? Inheritance rights, female education and dowry payments in India

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 233-251

  Roy, Sanchari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dowry payment; Education; India; Inheritance; Women

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE EDUCATION; MARRIAGE; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 84922666035     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.12.010     Document Type: Article

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