The Ambiguity of Joint Asset Ownership: Cautionary Tales From Uganda and South Africa
基于乌干达和南非的个体调查数据，研究已婚女性对土地和住房的联合所有权，发现联合所有权并未带来明确优势，原因在于夫妻间常对资产是否共同所有存在分歧。
This study uses individual-level survey data from women and men in Uganda and South Africa to examine coupled women's joint ownership of land and housing. It compares women's control over and benefits from jointly held land and housing with those of coupled women not owning land or housing at all and coupled women owning them solely. The lack of a clear and consistent advantage of joint ownership potentially arises from frequent disagreement within couples about whether the land or house is jointly owned. The study serves as a reminder of the complexities of joint ownership in practice, particularly within families, that need to be considered in order for coupled women to benefit from joint asset ownership. Efforts promoting joint ownership, for example, joint titling and marital property laws supporting joint ownership, should not only consider these complexities but also establish and communicate clear and enforceable rules for joint ownership.