Culture, intrahousehold distribution, and individual poverty
By: Ulugbek Aminjonov, Maira Colacce, Olivier Bargain, and Luca Tiberti
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BookPublisher: Economic Development and Cultural Change Description: 73(1), Oct, 2024: p.127-165.
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Economic Development and Cultural ChangeSummary: Traditional family norms often have persistent effects on household decisions. We question whether kinship ancestries of postmarital residence still affect household consumption sharing. We estimate a model of resource allocation using expenditure surveys for Ghana and Malawi, two countries in which patrilocal and matrilocal traditions coexist. Ancestral patrilocality coincides with a 10% lower resource share for women, contributing to a higher prevalence of poverty among women. Women’s resource shares increase with age, a pattern more pronounced for matrilocal groups. These results indicate how a combination of cultural and demographic factors may be used to improve policies targeted at poor individuals.- Reproduced
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/7266
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | 73(1), Oct, 2024: p.127-165 | Available | AR133810 |
Traditional family norms often have persistent effects on household decisions. We question whether kinship ancestries of postmarital residence still affect household consumption sharing. We estimate a model of resource allocation using expenditure surveys for Ghana and Malawi, two countries in which patrilocal and matrilocal traditions coexist. Ancestral patrilocality coincides with a 10% lower resource share for women, contributing to a higher prevalence of poverty among women. Women’s resource shares increase with age, a pattern more pronounced for matrilocal groups. These results indicate how a combination of cultural and demographic factors may be used to improve policies targeted at poor individuals.- Reproduced
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/7266
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