 Mining and women’s agency: Evidence on acceptance of domestic violence and shared decision-making in IndiaAmanda Guimbeau, Xinde James Ji, Nidhiya Menon and Yana Rodgers () World Development, 2023, vol. 162, issue C Abstract: We study the impact of proximity to mineral deposits and active mines on women’s agency in India. Identification leverages the plausibly exogenous spatial variation in the occurrence of mineral deposits and mineral types across districts. Results indicate that women’s outcomes improve near mines: women have less tolerance of physical violence and they report fewer barriers to accessing healthcare. Concomitantly, men’s likelihood of making decisions jointly with spouses increases, and men are less likely to justify domestic violence. These benefits are larger near mines that employ relatively high shares of women. The key mechanism is the sharing of mining royalties with local groups to support investments in vulnerable populations, which contributes to better economic conditions for women. Findings imply that mineral mining can bring measurable benefits to women’s agency, especially when profits are invested in improving the welfare of local populations. Keywords: Minerals; Mining; Women; Agency; Education; Health; Profit Sharing; India (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:wdevel:v:162:y:2023:i:c:s0305750x22003254 DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.106135 Access Statistics for this article World Development is currently edited by O. T. Coomes More articles in World Development from Elsevier |
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