Date of Graduation
5-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in International Business
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Economics
Advisor/Mentor
Gaduh, Arya
Committee Member/Reader
Gaduh, Arya
Abstract
Religion is a dominant influence in household decision-making and is an important factor in understanding intra-household bargaining power, especially within developing countries. It is important to understand the extent to which religious beliefs affect decisions made within the household when designing interventions to improve women’s agency. This paper examines the fourth wave of the Indonesia Family Life Survey using the difference-in-differences method to analyze the impact of Islamic religiosity on the likelihood of allowing women within the household to make certain decisions in eight critical categories. While stereotypical beliefs may negatively correlate women’s bargaining power and high levels of religiosity within the Islamic faith, the role of Muslim religiosity on women’s bargaining power is found to be not statistically significant. This suggests that programming catering to religious norms is not adequate in improving women’s autonomy within the household.
Keywords
economics, development, bargaining, religion, religiosity, decision-making
Citation
Phillips, J. (2021). The Effects of Religiosity on Gender-Differentiated Household Decision-Making in Indonesia. Economics Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/econuht/36