Social norms and the household at the centre of socio-economic upheaval - Ralitza Dimova 

In this lecture Ralitza Dimova leads the audience through her multi-year research on social norms and intra-household dynamics in less developed economies, particularly those in Sub- Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa.
Ralitza Dimova sees intra-household dynamics as both a key driver of socio-economic upheavals and as a key recipient, which is shaped and transformed by these upheavals. What makes the process particularly interesting is the intricate web of social norms within which the process is positioned. She gives examples of some of my (often counterintuitive) findings in two areas of research on intra-household relations, namely (i) adaptation to weather shocks and ensuring household food security and (ii) female empowerment and its link to investment in children. She also talks in favour of some interesting insights lab-in-the-field experiments can bring to traditional empirical research in this area.
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