Resources at marriage and intrahousehold allocation: evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and South Africa

We test the unitary versus collective model of the household using specially designed data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and South Africa. Human capital and individual assets at the time of marriage are used as proxy measures for bargaining power. In all four countries, we reject the unitary...

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Main Authors: Quisumbing, Agnes R., Maluccio, John A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2003
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157824

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