Gender of Children, Bargaining Power, and Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in China

Autor/inn/en	Li, Lixing; Wu, Xiaoyu
Titel	Gender of Children, Bargaining Power, and Intrahousehold Resource Allocation in China
Quelle	In: Journal of Human Resources, 46 (2011) 2, S.295-316 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	Nutrition; Foreign Countries; Resource Allocation; Gender Differences; Mothers; Sons; Daughters; Participative Decision Making; Family Environment; Body Weight; Family Income; Social Status; Physical Health; Power Structure; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährung; Ausland; Ressourcenallokation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Mother; Mutter; Son; Sohn; Daughter; Tochter; Familienmilieu; Körpergewicht; Familieneinkommen; Sozialer Status; Gesundheitszustand
Abstract	Based on the prevalent son preference in China, this paper proposes a new measure of relative bargaining power within the household. Using data from China Health and Nutrition Survey, we show that a woman with a first-born son has a 3.9 percentage points' greater role in household decision-making than a woman with a first-born daughter. Having a first-born son improves the mother's nutrition intakes and reduces her likelihood of being underweight. While thinking of these impacts as being channeled through intrahousehold bargaining power, we cannot fully rule out other possible direct effects of a first-born son on the outcomes. (Contains 7 tables, 1 figure and 8 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10