Income and bargaining effects on education and health in Brazil

Resumo

This study examines the impacts of the 1991 reform of Brazil's rural pension system on schooling and health indicators. We conclude that the reform had significant positive effects on schooling, especially on literacy for girls co-residing with a male pensioner. We were unable to find similar results for children living with a female pensioner. We further investigated whether these results were driven by bargaining power differences within households; our findings suggest that this explanation is plausible. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2011

Instituição

Elsevier Science Bv

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso restrito

DOI

10.1016/j.jdeveco.2010.01.011

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/23194

Temas

EconomiaDadosEducaçãoSaúde

Palavras-chave

Intrahousehold allocationSocial securitySchooling and healthEconomiaSaúde - BrasilEducação - Brasil