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Intrahousehold Resource Allocation and Women's Empowerment. The Effect of FAMILIAS EN ACCIÓN on Colombian Households

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  • Nidia Puerta Cavanzo

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"Durante más de una década, el programa Familias en Acción ha promovido la inversión en capital humano y en el bienestar de los ninos de escasos recursos en Colombia. Este programa ha sido capaz de beneficiar a un rango tan amplio de la población, que ha sido transformado en una política pública nacional. A pesar de que sus efectos positivos en salud y educación ya han sido ampliamente estudiados, aún existen diversas ramas que el programa abarca y que aún no han sido analizados a cabalidad. Es por esto que este estudio pretende poner a prueba el modelo unitario de comportamiento de los hogares, y además medir el impacto en el poder de negociación de las mujeres al interior de los hogares. Realizamos un modelo de diferencias en diferencias para medir los cambios de la participación en el presupuesto de los hogares dedicado a determinados bienes asignables y no asignables, en el corto y largo plazo. Los resultados proveen evidencia de un cambio en el patrón de consumo de los hogares, que nos lleva al rechazo del modelo unitario. Adicionalmente, encontramos evidencia indicando que el poder de negociación de las mujeres al interior de los hogares ha aumentado."

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  • Nidia Puerta Cavanzo, 2015. "Intrahousehold Resource Allocation and Women's Empowerment. The Effect of FAMILIAS EN ACCIÓN on Colombian Households," Coyuntura Económica, Fedesarrollo, vol. 45(2), pages 269-295, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000438:014961
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    Keywords

    Poder de Negociación; Asignación de Recursos; Programas de Transferencias Condicionadas;
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    JEL classification:

    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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