elisabethhofbauer/hofbauer-juergens-2026-ghana

Cash Income, Bargaining Power, and Female Empowerment: Evidence from the Ghana DHS (Elisabeth Hofbauer & Joana Jürgens) # A Purse of One's Own: Remuneration Modalities and Female Bargaining Power in Ghana **Elisabeth Hofbauer & Joana Jürgens** — R&P Development Economics (6320) --- ## Data | | | |---|---| | **Source** | Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022 (GDHS 2022) | | **Access** | dhsprogram.com — registration required | | **File** | `GHIR8CFL.DTA` (Individual Recode) | | **Sample** | Currently married women aged 15–49, N = 8,811 | > **Note:** Download `GHIR8CFL.DTA` from dhsprogram.com and update the path variables in `01_clean.R`. --- ## Repository Structure ``` code/ ├── 01_clean.R # Data cleaning and variable construction ├── 02_descriptives.R # Descriptive statistics and figures ├── 03_regression.R # Main regressions, Wald tests, heterogeneity ├── 04_extensions.R # Agricultural, migration, mobile money extensions └── 05_output_tables.R # Export all results tables to LaTeX ``` --- ## Replication Scripts must be run in order — each depends on objects created by the previous one. **Step 1:** Update the path variables at the top of `01_clean.R`: ```r data_path_2022 All model objects from `03_regression.R` and `04_extensions.R` must remain in memory before running `05_output_tables.R`. Do not clear the environment between scripts.