This paper studies the impact of female property rights on male and female suicide rates in India. Using state level … more suicides among both men and women in India. Using individual level data on domestic violence we find evidence that … increased property rights for women did increase the incidence of wife beating in India. A model of intra-household bargaining …

This paper studies the impact of female property rights on male and female suicide rates in India. Using state level … more suicides among both men and women in India. Using individual level data on domestic violence we find evidence that … increased property rights for women did increase the incidence of wife beating in India. A model of intra-household bargaining …

This paper explores the gendered causes and impacts of India's farmer suicide crisis. It begins with a discussion of … agricultural sovereignty in a manner that ensures greater financial and social security for rural women not only in India, but … property regime intersects with India's trade liberalization efforts to create negative impacts on the country's agricultural …

India. We augment the collective household model by endogenizing female bargaining power and use a three-stage least squares …