Gender and Ethnicity in Post-Conflict Kosovo
The paper examines the comparative economic wellbeing of female- and male-headed households among Serbs and Albanians in post-conflict Kosovo. Evidence from the living standards measurement study (LSMS) household survey, 2001, shows that Serb households, both those headed by women and men, are worse off than Albanians households. We find that female-headed households do not generally suffer more than male-headed households, but there is substantial variation among ethnic groups. While Albanian female-headed households are marginally better-off than Albanian male-headed households, Serb female-headed households have the lowest standard of living.
- Publisher:
- UNU-WIDER
- Series:
- WIDER Research Paper
- Volume:
- 2008/43
- Title:
- Gender and Ethnicity in Post-Conflict Kosovo
- Authors:
- Sumon Kumar Bhaumik, Ira N. Gang, and Myeong-Su Yun
- Publication date:
- April 2008
- ISSN Web:
- 1810-2611
- ISBN 13 Web:
- 9789292300913
- Copyright holder:
- © UNU-WIDER
- Copyright year:
- 2008
- Keywords:
- consumption, ethnicity, gender
- JEL:
- I32, O12, J15
- Project:
- Fragility and Development
- Sponsor:
- UNU-WIDER gratefully acknowledges the financial contributions to the project by The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and the UK Department for International Development—DFID.
- Format:
- online