Culture, Intra-household Distribution and Individual Poverty

Ulugbek Aminjonov, Olivier Bargain, Maira Colacce and Luca Tiberti
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Ulugbek Aminjonov: BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Olivier Bargain: BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Maira Colacce: BSE - Bordeaux Sciences Economiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Traditional family norms often have persistent effects on household decisiond. We question wether kinship ancestries of post-marital residence still affect household consumption sharing. We estimate a model of ressource allocation using expenditure surveys for Ghana and Malawi, two countries in wich patrilocal and matrilocal traditions coexist. Ancestral patrilocality coincide with a10% lower ressource share for women, contributating to higher prevalence of poverty among women. Womens ressource shares increase with age, a pattern mor pronounced for matrilocal groups. These results indicate how a combination of cultural and demographic factors may be use to improve policies targeted at poor individuals.

Keywords: Cultural norms; Collective model; Sharing rule; Individual poverty; Intrahousehold inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-07-03
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Published in Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2023, ⟨10.1086/726656⟩

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