In this paper, we investigate the link between intra-household resource allocation and familial ties between household …" familial ties (e.g. a nuclear family household) achieve near Pareto efficient allocation of productive resources and Pareto … efficient allocation of consumption while households with "weaker" familial ties (e.g. an extended family household) do not. We …

This paper explores the determinants of female land rights and their impact on household income levels among owner …-operated farms in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. Previous studies in Latin America suggest that the gender of the household head is not a … significant predictor of household income, not unsurprising given the ambiguities with which self-declared headship is associated …

role of remittances in increasing household consumption and investment and thereby their potential for rebalancing economic …