DO HOUSEHOLDS FULLY SHARE RISK? EVIDENCE FROM GHANA

Cheryl Doss ()

No 13439, Staff Papers from University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics

Abstract: Intrahousehold analyses provide new insights into how households make economic decisions. Much of the work in economics has traditionally treated the household as a single economic actor, but a number of studies are providing evidence that the dynamics among household members affect the outcomes of household economic decisions. This paper contributes to our understanding of such models by incorporating the variability of individual incomes into the analysis of intrahousehold resource allocations, using detailed household survey data from Ghana.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.13439

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