to data from 12 countries, and investigate resource shares, gender gaps, and poverty at the individual level. We reject … equal sharing, and find large gender gaps in resource shares, and consequently in poverty rates, in some countries. …We provide a method to estimate resource shares - the fraction of total household expenditure allocated to each …

between men and women, but that there is no gender bias among children. We also find that children are least poor members of …This paper examines the allocation of resources of poverty rates within households in Suriname. To this end we employ a …

how intra-household gender differences in perceptions of costs and benefits of sanitation impact investment decisions. We … show that – as long as the wife is involved in household decision-making – the intra-household differences in perceptions …. The estimated effects are consistent with the predictions of a model of intra-household decision-making. …

how intra-household gender differences in perceptions of costs and benefits of sanitation impact investment decisions. We … show that — as long as the wife is involved in household decision-making — the intra-household differences in perceptions … perceptions. The estimated effects are consistent with the predictions of a model of intra-household decision-making. …

such response for women, who do not increase labour supply following shocks affecting their partners. Gender differences in … individuals whose partner is exposed to trade. We find substantial differences by gender. Men respond to import competition by …