The 'Downside' of Women Empowerment in India: An Experimental Inquiry into the Role of Expectations
The paper reports on a field experiment conducted among poor women organized in self-help groups in the north-east of India. The experiment tests in a simple game whether overly optimistic expectations with respect to the benefits of exercising agency reduces one's appreciation of remaining wit...
Veröffentlicht in: | Social Indicators Research. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 94(2009), 3, Seite 465-482 |
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Sprache: | English |
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2009
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Social Indicators Research |
Schlagworte: | Empowerment Subjective well-being Expectations Economics Behavioral sciences Philosophy Social sciences |
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