cultural contexts of household economy, particularly women's roles in it, goes back to my childhood in Tehran, Iran, where I …

with a set of practical tools to analyse intra-household differentiation. We feel that this is necessary if researchers are … difference affect intra-household decision-making and resource allocation. To date, development research has tended to focus on … gender. A strong literature and a wealth of approaches have been developed to assess the impact of socially determined gender …

relation to household poverty status in India as evidenced by our analysis of Census data (1951-2001) and those from NSS … in the household in the two cross sections. Child poverty rates exceed those for the whole population. The number of … children in the household depends on the number of women in child-bearing age and their distribution across this age group …

offspring gender does influence household stock market participation. Specifically, I find that having only female offspring can …Numerous behavioral factors have been identified as having an impact on household stockholding decisions. Given there … is both theoretical and empirical evidence to support the premise that offspring gender can influence specific types of …

the most basic economic concepts needed to make saving and investment decisions. This gender gap in financial literacy may … determinants of the gender gap in financial literacy. Using data from the RAND American Life Panel, the authors examined potential … explanations for the gender gap including the role of marriage and division of financial decision-making among couples. They found …

production inefficiencies relate to consumption decisions and information sharing within the household. In a lab …-in-the-field experiment, male producers allocate too few inputs to their wife's plot, failing to maximize household aggregate profits. They do … further leads to sharp predictions. Joint contribution to a household public good compels spouses to make efficient production …

measures like the gender wage gap …