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
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Press 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21435