Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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991689 | World Development | 2010 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryFemale “empowerment” has increasingly become a policy goal, both as an end to itself and as a means to achieving other development goals. Microfinance in particular has often been argued, but not without controversy, to be a tool for empowering women. Here, using a randomized controlled trial, we examine whether access to and marketing of an individually held commitment savings product lead to an increase in female decision-making power within the household. We find positive impacts, particularly for women who have below median decision-making power in the baseline, and we find this leads to a shift toward female-oriented durables goods purchased in the household.
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Authors
Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin,