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The impact of shocks on gender-differentiated asset dynamics: Evidence from Bangladesh

author(s) Rakib, Muntaha - Matz, Julia Anna
from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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  • Southern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
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Rakib, Muntaha; Matz, Julia Anna, 'The impact of shocks on gender-differentiated asset dynamics: Evidence from Bangladesh', In Enhancing women’s assets to manage risk under climate change: Potential for group-based approaches. Ringler, Claudia; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Bryan, Elizabeth; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela, Eds. 2014. Pp. 25-28, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, D.C., 2014

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Abstract

This policy note summarizes research that builds on existing studies on the gender-differentiated impacts of shocks on household asset holdings in Bangladesh, which is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change because of its densely populated coastal area and large population living below the poverty line.

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