Doss, CherylGrown, CarenDeere, Carmen Diana2012-05-312012-05-312008-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6779Ownership and control over assets such as land and housing provide direct and indirect benefits to individuals and households, including a secure place to live, the means of a livelihood, protection during emergencies, and collateral for credit that can be used for investment or consumption. Unfortunately, few studies - either at the micro or macro levels- examine the gender dimensions of asset ownership. This paper sets out a framework for researchers who are interested in collecting data on individual level asset ownership and analyzing the gender asset gap. It reviews best practices in existing surveys with respect to data collection on assets at both the household and individual levels, and shows how various questions on individually owned assets can be incorporated with a minimum of effort and cost into existing multi-topic household surveys, using examples of three Living Standard Measurement Study surveys: the 1998-99 Ghana survey, the 2000 Guatemala survey, and the 1997-98 Vietnam survey questionnaires. The analysis shows that it is feasible to add a minimal set of questions to enable calculation of the gender asset gap. Adding a series of extra questions will permit a more satisfactory and nuanced analysis of asset acquisition, use, disposition, and valuation - information that is critical for policies promoting gender equality, poverty reduction, and economic growth.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO LANDADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCEAFFIRMATIVE ACTIONAGRARIAN REFORMAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTUREASSET ACCUMULATIONASSET OWNERSHIPASSET POORAVERAGE PENSIONSBANK ACCOUNTSBENEFICIARIESBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESBONDSBUSINESS ACTIVITIESBUSINESS CAPITALBUSINESS ENTERPRISEBUSINESS ENTERPRISESBUYERSCALCULATIONCALCULATIONSCENTRAL AMERICACHECKSCOLLATERALCOMMUNITY PROPERTYCONSUMERCONTRIBUTIONCREDIT MARKETSCREDIT POLICIESCROPSCURRENT INCOMECURRENT PRICESCUSTOMARY LAWDEBTDECEASED HUSBANDDEPOSITDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDIVORCEDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDOWRYDROUGHTDROUGHTSEARNINGSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INEQUALITYECONOMIC MANAGEMENTECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC SECURITYECONOMIC SHOCKSECONOMICSEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESEMPOWERMENT OF WOMENEQUAL ACCESSEQUAL RIGHTEQUIPMENTETHNIC GROUPEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURESFAMILIESFAMILY DECISIONSFAMILY FARMFAMILY FARMSFAMILY LAWFAMILY MEMBERFAMILY PROPERTYFARM ENTERPRISEFARM ENTERPRISESFEMALEFEMALESFEMINISTFINANCIAL ASSETFINANCIAL ASSETSFINANCIAL CRISESFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL SUPPORTFORM OF SAVINGSFORMAL OWNERSHIPFORMAL SAVINGSGENDERGENDER BIASESGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER EQUALITYGENDER GAPGENDER GAPSGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER ROLESGOVERNMENT POLICYHOMEHOME OWNERSHIPHOMEOWNERSHOMEOWNERSHIPHOMESHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITUREHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURESHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHUSBANDHUSBANDSIDIMMOVABLE PROPERTYINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINCOMESINDIVIDUAL SAVINGSINEQUALITYINFORMATION ON PENSIONINHERITANCEINHERITANCE RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL BANKLABOR MARKETLAND MARKETLAND MARKETSLAND OWNERSHIPLAND REFORMLAND REGISTRATIONLAND RIGHTSLATIN AMERICANLAWSLEGAL LITERACYLEGAL REFORMSLEGISLATIONLEVEL OF CONFIDENCELIFETIMESLITERACYLIVESTOCKLIVING STANDARDLOSS OF EMPLOYMENTLOW-INCOMEMARRIAGE CONTRACTSMARRIED COUPLEMARRIED COUPLESMARRIED WOMENMICRO-ENTERPRISESMICRO-FINANCEMORTGAGEMORTGAGE PAYMENTMUSLIM WOMENNET WORTHNGOSOWNERSHIP OF LANDOWNERSHIP RIGHTSPENSIONPENSION ASSETSPENSION INCOMEPENSION SYSTEMSPENSIONSPHYSICAL ASSETSPOSSESSIONPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATIZATIONPRODUCTIVITYPROPERTY RIGHTSPURCHASESQUESTIONNAIREQUESTIONNAIRESREAL ESTATEREAL PROPERTYREFUGEESRESEARCH ASSISTANCERETIREDSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSALARYSALESALESSAVINGSSAVINGS ACCOUNTSAVINGS ACCOUNTSSEXSEXESSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL WELFARESOURCE OF INCOMESOURCES OF PENSIONSPOUSAL VIOLENCESTATE PENSIONSSTOCKSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICATAX CODESTYPES OF ASSETSUNIONURBAN AREASVALUABLEVALUATIONVALUE OF ASSETSVALUE OF PENSIONVILLAGESWAGEWAGE GAPWAGESWIDOWWIDOWERSWIDOWSWIFEWILLWILLSWIVESWOMANWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4704