The Impact of Shocks on Gender-differentiated Asset Dynamics in Bangladesh

Muntaha Rakib and Julia Matz

Journal of Development Studies, 2016, vol. 52, issue 3, 377-395

Abstract: This study investigates changes in assets owned by the household head, his spouse, or jointly in response to shocks in rural agricultural households in Bangladesh with household survey panel data. Looking at changes within households over time, we find that weather shocks adversely affect the asset holdings of household heads relatively strongly, while predicted negative shocks more strongly lead to assets of both spouses being drawn down. The results, furthermore, suggest that jointly owned assets are not easily sold in response to shocks, and that women’s asset holdings and coping strategies are shaped by their lower involvement in agriculture.

Date: 2016
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Working Paper: The Impact of Shocks on Gender-differentiated Asset Dynamics in Bangladesh (2014)
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DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1093117

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