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Using separate treatment arms, we study backlash under different conditions, including:
- men's loss of relative status
- men's loss of control over resources.
2️⃣Backlash occurs regardless of how empowerment is achieved.
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Using separate treatment arms, we study backlash under different conditions, including:
- men's loss of relative status
- men's loss of control over resources.
2️⃣Backlash occurs regardless of how empowerment is achieved.
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- Our study paired 1,007 men in Bihar with an anonymous female partner.
- In a one-shot game, men decide whether to financially penalise their partner at a cost.
1️⃣ Empowered women are penalised 2X of an otherwise identical control (17% vs 8%).
- Our study paired 1,007 men in Bihar with an anonymous female partner.
- In a one-shot game, men decide whether to financially penalise their partner at a cost.
1️⃣ Empowered women are penalised 2X of an otherwise identical control (17% vs 8%).
When women become empowered, some men retaliate. Why? Which policies can mitigate this?
We investigate male backlash in response to female empowerment in rural India (with @ccullen.bsky.social , Vecci, & Talbot-Jones).
🔗https://docs.iza.org/dp17450.pdf
#EconSky 🧵👇
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When women become empowered, some men retaliate. Why? Which policies can mitigate this?
We investigate male backlash in response to female empowerment in rural India (with @ccullen.bsky.social , Vecci, & Talbot-Jones).
🔗https://docs.iza.org/dp17450.pdf
#EconSky 🧵👇
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