Women's property ownership matters for their well-being and agency; it can also advance economic prosperity and promote … are more likely to own property than women. Within countries, gender gaps are most pronounced for groups that are already … disadvantaged, that is, the rural population and the poorest quintile. The disadvantage in property ownership experienced by women …

In one of the greatest extensions of property rights in human history, common law countries began giving rights to … married women in the 1850s. Before this "women's liberation," the doctrine of coverture strongly incentivized parents of … coverture's demise across US states to show that women's rights led to shifts in household portfolios; a positive shock to the …

bias from survey responses by descendants of US immigrants on questions about the role of women in society. We then use …

.g. self-employment, no migration background, inheritances, high income) that decrease the wealth gap for women increase it for …While most studies on wealth inequality focus on the inequality between households, this paper examines the … distribution of wealth within couples. For this purpose, we make use of unique individual level micro data from the German Socio …

.g., self-employment, no migration background, inheritances, high income) that decrease the wealth gap for women increase it for …While most studies on wealth inequality focus on the inequality between households, this paper examines the … distribution of wealth within couples. For this purpose, we make use of unique individual level micro data from the German Socio …

.g., self-employment, no migration background, inheritances, high income) that decrease the wealth gap for women increase it for …While most studies on wealth inequality focus on the inequality between households, this paper examines the … distribution of wealth within couples. For this purpose, we make use of unique individual level micro data from the German socio …