 Do information networks benefit households with female heads?Udichibarna Bose, Thankom Arun and Shoba Arun Economic Modelling, 2021, vol. 103, issue C Abstract: This paper fills a gap in the literature on gender bias in accessing financial assets and income generation activities by analyzing the influence of media and social networks on the financial returns of female-headed households. Empirical evidence suggests that media and social networks are effective tools for diminishing connectivity constraints, raising awareness, and influencing behaviors. Using the India Human Development Survey of female-headed households for the period 2011 to 2012, we find that media and social networks positively impact the financial returns of households. We also find that information networks have positive and significant impacts on the net income from financial investments in urban areas and net income from agricultural activities in rural areas. Following this, we explore the mediating role of financial expertise among households and confirm its importance in understanding and using the information provided by media and social networks to make relevant financial decisions. Keywords: Mass media; Social networks; Financial expertise; Female-headed households (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:ecmode:v:103:y:2021:i:c:s0264999321002029 DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2021.105613 Access Statistics for this article Economic Modelling is currently edited by S. Hall and P. Pauly More articles in Economic Modelling from Elsevier |
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