Do shocks affect men's and women's assets differently? Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda

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dc.creatorQuisumbing, Agnes R.
dc.creatorKumar, Neha
dc.creatorBehrman, Julia A.
dc.date2018-01-10
dc.date2024-06-21T09:08:45Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:08:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:13:14Z
dc.descriptionUsing panel data, this article tests whether shocks affect men's and women's assets differently in Bangladesh and Uganda. Across countries, covariate and idiosyncratic shocks have different effects on men's, women's and jointly owned assets. Jointly held land and assets were better insured against food price increases in Bangladesh, unlike jointly held assets and wives’ assets in Uganda. Weather shocks affect husbands’ and wives’ assets differently in both countries. Reflecting contextual differences, illness shocks negatively affected wives’ land in Bangladesh, while death reduced husbands’ non‐land assets. In Uganda, fuel price increases eroded husbands’ landholdings, while drought shocks reduced wives’ assets. Ugandan husbands’ assets were better protected against covariate shocks than wives’ assets.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146788
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/98045
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/154286
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151345
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceQuisumbing, Agnes R.; Kumar, Neha; and Behrman, Julia A. 2018. Do shocks affect men's and women's assets differently? Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda. Development Policy Review 36(1): 3-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12235
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectdeath
dc.subjectshock
dc.subjectassets
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleDo shocks affect men's and women's assets differently? Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda
dc.typeJournal Article

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