Cheryl Doss
Intrahousehold Bargaining and Resource Allocation in Developing Countries
many key development outcomes depend women ability negotiate favorable intrahousehold allocations resources yet difficult clearly identify policies increase womens bargaining power result better outcomes paper reviews analytical frameworks empirical evidence importance womens bargaining power argues sufficient evidence rigorous studies conclude womens bargaining power affect outcomes many specific instances quantitative evidence cannot rigorously identify causality cases combination quantitative qualitative evidence may suggest policy levers taken together sufficient data place support greatly expanded focus intrahousehold outcomes bargaining power additional data individual level allow detailed research growing literature supports current conventional wisdom namely patterns evidence suggest women education incomes assets important aspects women bargaining power