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Culture, Intra-household Distribution and Individual Poverty

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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)

  • Luca Tiberti

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.

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  • Ulugbek Aminjonov & Olivier Bargain & Maira Colacce & Luca Tiberti, 2023. "Culture, Intra-household Distribution and Individual Poverty," Post-Print hal-04513502, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04513502
    DOI: 10.1086/726656
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    Cited by:

    1. Ranucci, Immacolata & Romano, Donato & Tiberti, Luca, 2025. "Weather shocks and resilience to food insecurity: Exploring the role of gender and kinship norms," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 188(C).
    2. Bargain, Olivier B. & Colacce, Maira, 2025. "Gender-Targeted Transfers and Women’s Consumption: A Structural Regression Discontinuity Approach," IZA Discussion Papers 17768, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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    JEL classification:

    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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