講座主題:Intra-household inequality and individual poverty
授課講師:Rossella Calvi,美國萊斯大學(Rice University)助理教授
講座時間:2021年7月16日(周五),9:00-10:00
講座地點:Zoom
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嘉賓簡介:Rossella Calvi,美國萊斯大學(Rice University)助理教授,2016年畢業于美國波士頓學院(Boston College),獲得經濟學博士學位。現任經濟與政策研究中心(Center for Economic and Policy Research)、萊斯大學不平等和社會公平研究中心(Rice University Collective for Research on Inequality and Social Equity)、萊斯大學婦女、性别研究中心(Rice University Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality)研究成員。曾在Journal of Political Economy、Journal of Human Resources、 Journal of Development Economics等國際權威期刊發表論文。專長領域是發展經濟學、家庭經濟學和性别經濟學。研究重點是與發展中國家的性别不平等、貧困、健康和教育相關的問題。Calvi教授還對經濟史感興趣,并研究曆史制度在決定當代成果方面所起的作用.
内容摘要:Dowries are wealth transfers from the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. Despite being illegal, dowry payments remain widespread in South Asia and often amount to several times more than a household's annual income. How do these traditional transfers impact women’s well-being after marriage? What are the effects of anti-dowry policies on women’s post-marital outcomes?