Gender Bias in Intrahousehold Allocation : Evidence from an Unintentional Experiment

Gender Bias in Intrahousehold Allocation : Evidence from an Unintentional Experiment

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 exclu...

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Main Authors: Braido, Luis H.B., Olinto, Pedro, Perrone, Helena
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Press 2015
Subjects:
conditional cash transfers
education
poverty
infant mortality
health eduction
household expenditure
PROGRESA
BA program
Bolsa Escola
family expenditures
Bolsa Alimentação
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21435

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21435

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