Spousal concordance in joint and separate households: Survey evidence from Nepal

•We assess how spousal concordance on asset ownership and decision making varies across joint and separate households in Nepal.•Wives are more likely than husbands to report wives’ and others' asset ownership and decision making.•The modal response in joint households is concordance that others own assets and make decisions.•Wives’ asset ownership and decision making are correlated with their well-being, regardless of concordance between spouses.•In joint households, concordance that others own assets and make decisions is correlated with worse outcomes for wives.