
Towards Gender Equity in Development
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- 1: Siwan Anderson, Lori Beaman, and Jean-Philippe Platteau: Introduction
- Part I: Marriage
- 2: Sylvie Lambert, Dominique van de Walle, and Paola Villar: Marital trajectories and women's wellbeing in Senegal
- 3: Rebecca L. Thornton and Hans-Peter Kohler: Making marriages last: trust is good, but credible information is better
- 4: Jean-Marie Baland and Roberta Ziparo: Intra-household bargaining in poor countries
- 5: Selim Gulesci: Forced migration and attitudes towards domestic violence: Evidence from Turkey
- 6: Sara Lowes and Nathan Nunn: Bride price and the wellbeing of women
- Part II: Outside Options
- 7: Lars Ivar Oppedal Berge, Kjetil Bjorvatn, Amina Mohamed Maalim, Vincent Somville, and Bertil Tungodden: Reducing early pregnancy in low-income countries: A literature review and new evidence
- 8: Francisco Campos, Markus Goldstein, Laura McGorman, Ana Maria Munoz Boudet, and Obert Pimhidzai: Breaking the metal ceiling: Female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors
- 9: Ina Ganguli, Ricardo Hausmann, and Martina Viarengo: Career dynamics and gender gaps among employees in the microfinance sector
- 10: James Fearon and Macartan Humphreys: Why do women co-operate more in women's groups?
- 11: Xavier Giné, Salma Khalid, and Ghazala Mansuri: The impact of social mobilization on health service delivery and health outcomes: Evidence from rural Pakistan
- Part III: Laws and Cultural Norms
- 12: Jocelyn Viterna, José Santos Guardado Bautista, Silvia Ivette Juarez Barrios, and Alba Evelyn Cortez: Governance and the reversal of women's rights: The case of abortion in El Salvador
- 13: John R. Bowen: Gender, Islam, and law
- 14: Nancy Qian: The effect of China's One Child Policy on sex selection, family size, and the school enrolment of daughters
- 15: Jean-Philippe Platteau, Giulia Camilotti, and Emmanuelle Auriol: Eradicating women-hurting customs: What role for social engineering?
- 16: Shareen Joshi, Nishtha Kochhar, and Vijayendra Rao: Are caste categories misleading? The relationship between gender and jati in three Indian states
- 17: Siwan Anderson and Debraj Ray: Excess female mortality in Africa
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