Intrahousehold Allocation and Gender Relations: New Empirical Evidence from Four Developing Countries
Most economic research treats the household as a single agent, assuming that individuals within the household share the same preferences or that there is a household “head” who has the final say. This simple framework has proved immensely useful; despite a common misperception, it can explain many d...
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| description | Most economic research treats the household as a single agent, assuming that individuals within the household share the same preferences or that there is a household “head” who has the final say. This simple framework has proved immensely useful; despite a common misperception, it can explain many differences in well-being or consumption patterns within households. Nonetheless, recent empirical research demonstrates that this “unitary” household model is inappropriate in a variety of settings in both developed and developing countries (see Haddad, Hoddinott, and Alderman 1997 for reviews). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1575012025-04-08T18:26:13Z Intrahousehold Allocation and Gender Relations: New Empirical Evidence from Four Developing Countries Quisumbing, Agnes R. Maluccio, John A. property women gender developing countries economic theories household budget household consumption nutrition farming systems legal system policies education health empowerment agricultural technology agricultural growth child care property rights natural resources management agricultural policies technology transfer drought vegetables fisheries children Most economic research treats the household as a single agent, assuming that individuals within the household share the same preferences or that there is a household “head” who has the final say. This simple framework has proved immensely useful; despite a common misperception, it can explain many differences in well-being or consumption patterns within households. Nonetheless, recent empirical research demonstrates that this “unitary” household model is inappropriate in a variety of settings in both developed and developing countries (see Haddad, Hoddinott, and Alderman 1997 for reviews). 2003 2024-10-24T12:50:19Z 2024-10-24T12:50:19Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157501 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Quisumbing, Agnes R.; and Maluccio, John A. 2003. Intrahousehold Allocation and Gender Relations: New Empirical Evidence from Four Developing Countries. In Household decisions, gender, and development: a synthesis of recent research. Quisumbing, Agnes R., ed. Chapter 3. Pp. 23-28. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157501 |
| spellingShingle | property women gender developing countries economic theories household budget household consumption nutrition farming systems legal system policies education health empowerment agricultural technology agricultural growth child care property rights natural resources management agricultural policies technology transfer drought vegetables fisheries children Quisumbing, Agnes R. Maluccio, John A. Intrahousehold Allocation and Gender Relations: New Empirical Evidence from Four Developing Countries |
| title | Intrahousehold Allocation and Gender Relations: New Empirical Evidence from Four Developing Countries |
| title_full | Intrahousehold Allocation and Gender Relations: New Empirical Evidence from Four Developing Countries |
| title_fullStr | Intrahousehold Allocation and Gender Relations: New Empirical Evidence from Four Developing Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intrahousehold Allocation and Gender Relations: New Empirical Evidence from Four Developing Countries |
| title_short | Intrahousehold Allocation and Gender Relations: New Empirical Evidence from Four Developing Countries |
| title_sort | intrahousehold allocation and gender relations new empirical evidence from four developing countries |
| topic | property women gender developing countries economic theories household budget household consumption nutrition farming systems legal system policies education health empowerment agricultural technology agricultural growth child care property rights natural resources management agricultural policies technology transfer drought vegetables fisheries children |
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