In patriarchal societies, sticky norms affect married women's social circles, their autonomy, and the outcomes of intra-household … on intra-household decision-making, albeit with substantial decay rates, and thus benefit from targeted rather than … bargaining. This paper uses primary data on women's social networks in Uttarakhand, India; the modal woman has only three friends …

modestly larger quantities. Using two-week transaction diaries covering 48,501 purchases by 1,493 households in Tanzania, this … paper finds that through bulk purchasing the average household could spend 8.7 percent less without reducing purchasing …

-skilled, informal, and seasonal jobs where women are often heavily concentrated. Recent global initiatives are examining programs that …' employment, accounting for the complexity of measuring rural women's labor force participation, as well as data on social …, economic, and institutional constraints that women face in seeking better economic opportunities. Using recent rounds of the …

-disaggregated data set on India. Empowerment is measured by women's decision-making ability, mobility, financial autonomy, reproductive …Electrification has been shown to accelerate opportunities for women by moving them into more productive activities …, but whether improvements in economic outcomes also change gender norms and practices within the household remains unclear …

societies. This paper examines whether dowry impacted household decision making and resource allocation in rural India during …