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The Gains From Self-Ownership and the Expansion of Women's Rights

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Geddes, Rick, and Dean Lueck. 2002. "The Gains From Self-Ownership and the Expansion of Women's Rights ." American Economic Review, 92 (4): 1079-1092. DOI: 10.1257/00028280260344623

JEL Classification

  • J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
  • J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
  • N31 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
  • P14 Capitalist Systems: Property Rights