-monotonic relationship of women's LFP with their education in developing countries (India) in contrast to the developed economies (United … improve with own education. Our theoretical predictions match the data for India at low levels of women's education but over … division of labor shows that norms can act as a binding constraint, producing much smaller increases in women's labor supply to …

Using a cluster randomized control trial, we study the role of women's social networks in improving female labor force … reinforces (conservative) social norms about women's (outside) work. …

While it is well-acknowledged that the gendered division of labor within marriage adversely affects women's allocation … of time to market work, there is less evidence on how extant social norms can influence women's work choices pre … partner selection in India. We find that employed women are 14.5% less likely to receive interest from male suitors relative …

In much of the developing world, cooking accounts for most of women's time in home production. Does reliance on biomass … nudges towards cleaner energy use at home are unlikely to generate transformative shifts in women's home production time. …