Child gender and parental borrowing: Evidence from India

被引：5

作者：

Agier, Isabelle ^{[3
,4
]}

Guerin, Isabelle ^{[3
,4
,5
]}

Szafarz, Ariane ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] ULB, SBS EM, Ctr Emile Bernheim, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

[2] ULB, CERMi, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

[3] UMR 201 Dev & Soc Paris I Sorbonne IRD, F-94736 Nogent Sur Marne, France

[4] CERMi, F-94736 Nogent Sur Marne, France

[5] French Inst Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2012年 / 115卷 / 03期

关键词：

Gender; Discrimination; Debt; Children; Parents; HEALTH-CARE; MORTALITY; BIAS; DISCRIMINATION; ALLOCATION; FOOD;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.082

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Discrimination against girls is well-documented, especially in Asia. We show that women try to level the playing field for their daughters by taking on debt. But wealth asymmetry between mothers and fathers perpetuates gender inequality across generations. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：363 / 365

页数：3

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