14:00 - 15:30
Parallel track
Room: Kanunnikenzaal
Intra-couple preference differences and women's involvement in household decision-making
Ben D'Exelle 2, Charlotte Ringdal 1
1 University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
2 University of East Anglia, Norwich

Using data from a household survey and an experiment in rural Tanzania, we study a potential determinant of women's bargaining power that has not previously been studied: intra-couple preference differences. We find substantial differences in time and risk preferences between spouses. These differences in preferences are strongly and negatively associated with women's involvement in household decision-making. Our fi ndings suggest that preference conflicts between spouses may contribute to marginalizing women in households in gender-unequal societies.


Reference:
Th-Gender-1
Session:
Gender
Presenter/s:
Charlotte Ringdal
Room:
Kanunnikenzaal
Date:
Thursday, 2 May
Time:
14:00 - 15:30
Session times:
14:00 - 15:30