Culture, Intrahousehold Distribution, and Individual Poverty

Ulugbek Aminjonov, Maira Colacce, Olivier Bargain and Luca Tiberti

Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2024, vol. 73, issue 1, 127 - 165

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2024
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