of household education budgets incur more equal expenditures on education of boys and girls. Moreover, we test if women …In this paper, we test if households where women participate in decisions regarding children's education and allocation …'s awareness of gender equality can reduce inequality between boys and girls at the household level. We estimate these effects …

Which spouse is more knowledgeable about the household's finances in mixed‐sex married couple households? The answer to … person the household indicates is more knowledgeable about its finances. In the 2016 SCF, the husband was the respondent in … the households. Despite the progress women have made in education and other aspects of society, husbands were the …

An emerging literature highlights the importance of empowering women. Female decision-making power is typically … systematically report a higher share of decision domains in which they decide. Female labor supply and contraception use are higher … when both partners perceive female decision-making power in these domains. Increases in female income share are associated …

This paper considers the relationship between work status and decision-making power of the head of household and his … decisions when she has been employed. Similarly, the head of household is less likely to be the sole decision-maker when his … spouse. I use household fixed effects models to address the possibility that spousal work status may be correlated with …