Thursday, May 9 / 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM   •   Jackson

Session 44:
Women's Status and Employment in Developing Countries

Chair: Cynthia B. Lloyd, Population Council
Discussant: Cheryl Doss, Yale University

  1. Informal Employment in India - Intersections of Caste, Gender, and EthnicityMaitreyi Das, University of Maryland ; Sonalde Desai, University of Maryland

  2. Does Child Care Provision Increase Women's Earnings? Evidence from the Urban Slums of Guatemala CityKelly Hallman, Population Council ; Agnes R. Quisumbing, International Food Policy Research Institute ; Marie Ruel, International Food Policy Research Institute ; Benedicte de la Briere, World Bank Group

  3. Access to Credit and Women's Work-Decisions: An Empirical Study in Rural MalawiHema Swaminathan, Pennsylvania State University ; Jill L. Findeis, Pennsylvania State University

  4. Married Women's Participation Choices and Productivity Differentials: Evidence from Urban TurkeyInsan Tunali, Koc University ; Cem Baslevent, Istanbul Bilgi University

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