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Effects of family planning and health services on women’s welfare: evidence on dowries and intra-household bargaining in Bangladesh

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  • Christina Peters, 2011. "Effects of family planning and health services on women’s welfare: evidence on dowries and intra-household bargaining in Bangladesh," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 9(3), pages 327-348, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:reveho:v:9:y:2011:i:3:p:327-348
    DOI: 10.1007/s11150-010-9100-7
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    Keywords

    Marriage; Intra-household bargaining; Family planning; D13; J12; J13;
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    JEL classification:

    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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