Does female empowerment promote economic development?

matthiasdoepke0, mtertilt, Mon, 06/20/2011

Evidence suggests that putting money in the hands of mothers (as opposed to their husbands) benefits children. Does this mean targeting transfers to women is good economic policy? The authors of CEPR DP8441 find that different forms of empowering women may lead to opposite results. More research is needed to distinguish between alternative theoretical models.

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URL:  www.cepr.org/DP8441

Topics:  Development

Tags:  development, gender equality, female empowerment, marital bargaining, economics of the household

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