Economies of scale and gender discrimination in transition: the case of the Republic of Tajikistan

This article tests for economies of scale and for evidence of discrimination based on gender lines in intra-household consumption allocations using data from the Living Standards Survey in the Republic of Tajikistan (TLSS). Overall results support the existence of household economies of scale in Tajikistan; however, empirical evidence supporting boy--girl discrimination is limited despite anecdotal evidence otherwise.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Pena, Anita Alves
Published in:	Applied Economics. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0003-6846. - Vol. 44.2012, 18, p. 2265-2281
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals

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Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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