Economic Behaviour of Educated Women: A Study in Coastal Karnataka

Abstract

There is an increasing awareness about the role of women in economic development. Women have been equally participating on par with men in economic activities. Their presence is seen in all the major three sectors of economy. Their contribution to national income is no more invisible. But how do they allocate their income is an interesting issue to study. This study would analyse few significant issues like how much proportionate of income they use for consumption purpose, how much aware women are about saving and investment benefits, whether they invest their income or not, and if invested how much they do, what it the purpose of their saving and investments etc. This paper attempts to study the economic behaviour of employed women across different educational status in Coastal Karnataka.