Female Income and Family Welfare in India

Kaivan Munshi, Co-Principal Investigator
Nancy Luke, Co-Principal Investigator

This project examines the effect of female income on household decisions and outcomes, including child health and education, female reproductive health, and marital violence, among tea plantation workers in Kerala, South India. Data collection includes a survey of 3700 female workers undertaken in December 2002-March 2003 and a qualitative component, consisting of in-depth interviews with 40 female workers and their husbands and 12 focus group discussions, conducted in January-February 2005.

Funding

National Institutes of Health (NICHD R01 grant #HD046940-01A1, Munshi PI)
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Mellon Foundation through the Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania