Gender differences in land inheritance, schooling, and lifetime income: evidence from the rural Philippines

This article examines the difference in lifetime incomes arising from parental preferences in the allocation of land inheritance and investments in schooling between sons and daughters in the rural Philippines. Sons are preferred with respect to land inheritance, receiving 0.15 additional hectares o...

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Main Authors: Estudillo, Jonna P., Quisumbing, Agnes R., Otsuka, Keijiro
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155908
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author Estudillo, Jonna P.
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Otsuka, Keijiro
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description This article examines the difference in lifetime incomes arising from parental preferences in the allocation of land inheritance and investments in schooling between sons and daughters in the rural Philippines. Sons are preferred with respect to land inheritance, receiving 0.15 additional hectares of land, while daughters are treated more favourably in schooling investments, receiving 1.5 more years of schooling. However, differences in both current and life-cycle incomes between sons and daughters are insignificant. This suggests that Filipino parents allocate intergenerational transfers to equalise incomes among their children, without sacrificing efficiency. -- Authors' Abstract
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spelling CGSpace1559082024-11-14T11:38:08Z Gender differences in land inheritance, schooling, and lifetime income: evidence from the rural Philippines Estudillo, Jonna P. Quisumbing, Agnes R. Otsuka, Keijiro land tenure income gender relations education economic aspects rural areas land inheritance rights This article examines the difference in lifetime incomes arising from parental preferences in the allocation of land inheritance and investments in schooling between sons and daughters in the rural Philippines. Sons are preferred with respect to land inheritance, receiving 0.15 additional hectares of land, while daughters are treated more favourably in schooling investments, receiving 1.5 more years of schooling. However, differences in both current and life-cycle incomes between sons and daughters are insignificant. This suggests that Filipino parents allocate intergenerational transfers to equalise incomes among their children, without sacrificing efficiency. -- Authors' Abstract 2001-04 2024-10-24T12:42:47Z 2024-10-24T12:42:47Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155908 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Estudillo, Jonna P.; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Otsuka, Keijiro. 2001. Gender differences in land inheritance, schooling, and lifetime income: evidence from the rural Philippines. Journal of Development Studies 37(4): 23-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220380412331322031
spellingShingle land tenure
income
gender relations
education
economic aspects
rural areas
land inheritance rights
Estudillo, Jonna P.
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Otsuka, Keijiro
Gender differences in land inheritance, schooling, and lifetime income: evidence from the rural Philippines
title Gender differences in land inheritance, schooling, and lifetime income: evidence from the rural Philippines
title_full Gender differences in land inheritance, schooling, and lifetime income: evidence from the rural Philippines
title_fullStr Gender differences in land inheritance, schooling, and lifetime income: evidence from the rural Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Gender differences in land inheritance, schooling, and lifetime income: evidence from the rural Philippines
title_short Gender differences in land inheritance, schooling, and lifetime income: evidence from the rural Philippines
title_sort gender differences in land inheritance schooling and lifetime income evidence from the rural philippines
topic land tenure
income
gender relations
education
economic aspects
rural areas
land inheritance rights
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155908
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