"Flypaper effects" in transfers targeted to women: Evidence from BRAC's "Targeting the Ultra Poor" program in Bangladesh

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 117, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-19

  Roy, Shalini ^a   Ara, Jinnat ^b   Das, Narayan ^b   Quisumbing, Agnes R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Asset transfer; Bangladesh; Empowerment; Gender; Impact evaluation; Intrahousehold dynamics; Targeting

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POVERTY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TARGETING; WOMENS STATUS;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84934755822     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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