Expenditure behavior and children's welfare: an analysis of female headed households in Jamaica

dc.creator	Handa, Sudhanshu
dc.date	1996-06
dc.date	2025-01-29T12:56:54Z
dc.date	2025-01-29T12:56:54Z
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-27T15:06:30Z
dc.description	Evidence from Jamaica shows that the sex and union status of the household head can have a significant influence on household expenditure behavior with implications for individual household members. While the presence of a female decision maker generally increases the share of the household budget allocated to child and family goods, female headed households (FHHs) also spend more on adult wear and less on health. Lower health expenditures are partially offset by the differential use of other health inputs in FHHs. These differences in resource allocation may explain why poorer FHHs do not necessarily have lower children's outcomes in developing countries.
dc.identifier	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170358
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94766
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.rights	Limited Access
dc.source	Handa, Sudhanshu. 1996. Expenditure behavior and children's welfare: an analysis of female headed households in Jamaica. Journal of Development Economics 50(1): 165-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3878(96)00008-9
dc.subject	child welfare
dc.subject	case studies
dc.subject	home economics
dc.subject	accounting
dc.subject	family structure
dc.subject	chemoprophylaxis
dc.subject	role of women
dc.title	Expenditure behavior and children's welfare: an analysis of female headed households in Jamaica
dc.type	Journal Article

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