Gender bias in intrahousehold allocationevidence from an unintentional experiment

Resumo

We use data from a Brazilian social program to investigate the existence of gender bias in intrahousehold allocations of resources. The program makes cash transfers to mothers and pregnant women in poor households. Bureaucratic mistakes, beyond the control of the applicants, have inadvertently excluded many households that had applied and were accepted to the program. This unintentional natural experiment is used to identify the impact of an exogenous variation in female nonlabor income over household consumption. We find that program participation led to an increase in food expenditure, but this effect is not due to women being the benefit recipients.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2012

Instituição

Mit Press

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso restrito

DOI

10.1162/REST_a_00205

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/23259

Temas

EconomiaPolíticas Públicas

Palavras-chave

Elderly living arrangementsHousehold decisionsSouth AfricaWives poolResourcesPensionsPreconceitoPolíticas públicas - BrasilEconomiaMulheres - EmpregoFamílias pobresMulheres pobres