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Shifting the Balance: Examining the Impact of Local Labor Market Opportunities on Female Household Bargaining Power in India

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There has been considerable interest in studying the effect of female labor market outcomes on intrahousehold bargaining. This paper examines the effects of local labor market opportunities in India on a variety of female bargaining characteristics, including domestic violence and intrahousehold discussion of important issues. Specifically, I utilize district-level data on employment in various occupations to calculate an employment shift-share index that proxies gender-specific labor demand. I find that improvements in labor market conditions for women lead to a decrease in perceptions of domestic violence, whereas improvements in predicted demand for male employment have little or negative effects on women’s household bargaining power. When disaggregated by indicators of initial bargaining power, women that have lower levels of initial bargaining power either see no effect on bargaining or experience a backlash effect.

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  • Savannah Adkins, 2024. "Shifting the Balance: Examining the Impact of Local Labor Market Opportunities on Female Household Bargaining Power in India," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 60(5), pages 685-704, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:60:y:2024:i:5:p:685-704
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2023.2286890
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