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| Twyman, Jennifer; Deere, Carmen Diana. |
| This study conducts a gender analysis of homeownership in Ecuador, drawing upon data collected through the nationally-representative 2010 Ecuador Household Asset Survey carried out by the authors. The survey collected data on asset ownership both at the household and individual levels. This allows us to overcome a typical problem faced by gender analyses, that of only having the sex of the household head and not the sex of the owner(s). The study explores gender differences in homeownership and housing wealth. There is fairly equal distribution of homeownership and housing wealth, which is not all that surprising given the partial community property marital regime. Any property purchased during marriage or while in a consensual union is considered... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Homeownership; Gender; Marital regime; Partial community property rights; Ecuador; International Development. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103860 |
