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Provedor de dados: 	Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines	
Autores: 	Karlan,   Dean S.; Ashraf,   Nava; Yin,   Wesley.	
Data: 	2007-01-02	
Ano: 	2006	
Palavras-chave: 	Labor and Human Capital.	
Resumo: 	Female "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 an individually-held commitment savings product leads 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 towards female-oriented durables goods purchased in the household.	
Tipo: 	Working or Discussion Paper	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	25019

http://purl.umn.edu/28380	
Editor: 	AgEcon Search	
Relação: 	Yale University&gt;Economic Growth Center&gt;Center Discussion Papers

Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 949	
Formato: 	25

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