obtained from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. It assesses total inequality and its within-household component for two … and break it down into betweenhousehold and within-household components. Overall inequality tends to be higher in … than half of the total inequality. Intra-household inequality is an issue in countries even when, on average, there is …

In the context of a collective household choice model, we show that the effects of improved credit access on search … intensity by the unemployed are heterogeneous across households and dependent on the within-household bargaining power of the … unemployed. We find empirical support for the predictions of our model using a household survey conducted by the authors in Cape …

A cash transfer programme 'Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty' has been implemented with the aim of addressing … poverty and vulnerability in Ghana. This study looks at the impact of this conditional cash transfer programme on households …