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Female Land Ownership and Fertility in Nepal

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  • Averi Chakrabarti

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This paper examines the association between female land ownership and fertility in Nepal using propensity score methods. A female land owner is found to have an average of 0.26–0.47 fewer children than her non-owner counterpart. Such negative female land-fertility trends are observed for women in different age groups. Evidence indicates that female land ownership promotes women’s wealth and decision-making authority, which could be the pathways through which their fertility is influenced. These findings imply that female land ownership could have substantial welfare benefits for women and population implications for countries.

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  • Averi Chakrabarti, 2018. "Female Land Ownership and Fertility in Nepal," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(9), pages 1698-1715, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:54:y:2018:i:9:p:1698-1715
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2017.1400017
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    1. Priniti Panday, 2020. "Women’s Empowerment and the Well-being of Children in Nepal," Journal of Developing Societies, , vol. 36(2), pages 129-154, June.
    2. Nayana Bose & Shreyasee Das, 2021. "Women's Inheritance Rights and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from India," DETU Working Papers 2101, Department of Economics, Temple University.
    3. Cellarier, Laurent L., 2021. "Is landownership a ladder out of poverty?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
    4. Ghimire, Puspa Raj & Devkota, Niranjan & Marasini, Tek & Khanal, Ghanashyan & Deuja, Jagat & Khadka, Umesh, 2024. "Does joint land ownership empower rural women socio-economically? Evidence from Eastern Nepal," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 138(C).
    5. Shankar Ghimire & Kul Prasad Kapri, 2020. "Does the Source of Remittance Matter? Differentiated Effects of Earned and Unearned Remittances on Agricultural Productivity," Economies, MDPI, vol. 8(1), pages 1-15, January.

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