What determines female autonomy? Evidence from Bangladesh
- Siwan Anderson, Mukesh Eswaran
- Economics
- 1 November 2009
ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND AGRARIAN PRODUCTION ORGANISATION
- Mukesh Eswaran, Ashok Kotwal
- Economics
- 1 June 1986
There are two problems, both universal, that entrepreneurs in any economy must contend with. Firstly, an agent generally has access only to a limited amount of working capital. Secondly, workers…
The empowerment of women, fertility, and child mortality: Towards a theoretical analysis
- Mukesh Eswaran
- Economics, Sociology
- 2 August 2002
Abstract. This paper examines one avenue through which female autonomy impinges on fertility and child mortality in developing countries. A simple model is set out in which couples are motivated to…
Status, Caste, and the Time Allocation of Women in Rural India
- Mukesh Eswaran, Bharat Ramaswami, Wilima Wadhwa
- Economics, SociologyEconomic development and cultural change
- 1 January 2013
We argue that women may be disinclined to participate in market work in the rural areas of India because of family status concerns in a culture that stigmatizes market work by married women. We set…
Credit as insurance in agrarian economies
- Mukesh Eswaran, Ashok Kotwal
- Economics, History
- 1 July 1989
IMPLICATIONS OF CREDIT CONSTRAINTS FOR RISK BEHAVIOUR IN LESS DEVELOPED ECONOMIES
- Mukesh Eswaran, Ashok Kotwal
- Economics
- 1 April 1990
This paper investigates how access to credit might impinge on risk behavior. It demonstrates that credit, by facilitating the pooling of risk across time, renders a risk-averse individual more…
Domestic Violence and Women's Autonomy in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence (Violence Conjugale Et Autonomie Des Femmes Dans Les Pays En Voie De Développement: Théorie Et Résultats)
- Mukesh Eswaran, Nisha Malhotra
- Economics
- 1 November 2011
This paper sets out a simple non-cooperative model of resource allocation within the household in developing countries that incorporates domestic violence as a vehicle for enhancing bargaining power.…
Cross-Licensing of Competing Patents as a Facilitating Device
- Mukesh Eswaran
- Economics
- 1 August 1994
This paper hypothesizes that, when their products are imperfect substitutes, firms can promote collusion by cross-licensing their competing patents. Cross-licensing is shown to enhance the degree of…
Patent Policy and the Direction of Technological Change
- Mukesh Eswaran, N. Gallini
- Business, Economics
- 2 October 1996
In this article we examine the interaction between firms' product and process innovation decisions, and the role patent policy can play in directing technological change toward a socially efficient…
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