He Says, She Says
Spousal Disagreement in Survey Measures of Bargaining Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4361002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Ambler (0000-0001-6277-0930), Cheryl R Do (0000-0001-8292-3295, University of Oxford), Cheryl Do, Cheryl Doss, Caitlin Kieran (University of California, Davis), Simone Passarelli (0000-0003-1044-3393, Harvard University Press) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 765-788 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Development and Cultural Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0079 • E-ISSN: 1539-2988 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/703082 |
| OpenAlex | W2911302539 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 48 |
| References cited | 24 |
Measures of control over assets and participation in household decisions are often used as indicators of bargaining power. Yet spouses do not necessarily provide the same responses to questions about these topics. Using household survey data from Bangladesh, we examine differences in spouses’ answers to questions regarding women’s involvement as asset owners and decision makers and develop a model to understand what these differences tell us about household behavior. Disagreement is substantial and systematic; women are more likely than men to say that women own assets and are involved in decision-making. These patterns suggest the presence of asymmetric information in the household in the form of hidden assets or decisions. Finally, correlational analysis shows that when women claim their involvement but men do not include them, there is positive association with good outcomes for women but to a lesser extent than when husbands agree that their wives are involved
Actuarial science · Asset (computer security) · Bargaining power · Control (management) · Demographic economics · Economics · Microeconomics · Power (physics) · Survey data collection · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 48 |
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| Citations per year | 6,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 42 |