THE GENDER ASSET GAP: WHAT DO WE KNOW AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Is there a gender asset gap? This article examines the evidence available on the distribution of wealth by gender around the world and asks why we do not know more. One of the contributions of feminist economics has been to demonstrate that household and individual welfare are not necessarily the sa...

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Volume:	12
Main Author:	Deere, Carmen Diana Doss, Cheryl R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	Routledge 01.01.2006 Taylor and Francis Journals
published in:	Feminist economics Vol. 12; no. 1-2; pp. 1 - 50
Data of publication:	1/1/2006
ISSN:	1354-5701 1466-4372
EISSN:	1466-4372
Discipline:	Women's Studies
Series:	Feminist Economics
Subjects:	assets inheritance marital regimes JEL Codes: J16, D31, P48 intrahousehold bargaining Wealth gender inequality Wealth; assets; gender inequality; marital regimes; inheritance; intrahousehold bargaining; JEL Codes: J16; D31; P48
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
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