The Distribution of Income and Expenditure within the Household
The Distribution of Income and Expenditure within the Household
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家庭内部收入和支出的分配
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1993
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Duncan C. Thomas
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Duncan C. Thomas
大多数家庭经济模型都假设所有成员都有相同的偏好，或者一个成员（独裁者）做出所有的资源分配决定。对这一假设的检验是，男子手中的收入对家庭商品需求的影响是否与妇女手中的收入相同。根据巴西的预算数据，我们发现家庭内男女收入的分配确实影响需求模式，这对非劳动收入和总收入都是如此。与男子相比，妇女手中的收入与家庭预算中用于人力资本（家务、保健和教育）以及休闲（娱乐和仪式）商品的份额的较大增加有关。如果收入掌握在妇女手中，则用于食品的预算比例下降得更多，尽管随着妇女收入的增加，食品的组成也会发生变化，营养摄入量也会增加得更快。然而，如果抽样仅限于双方都有一定收入的夫妇，就没有什么证据表明男女手中的收入对商品消费有显著不同的影响。
Most economic models of the household assume that it may be treated as if all members share the same preferences or one member (a dictator) makes all resource allocation decisions. That assumption is tested by asking whether income in the hands of men has the same impact on household commodity demand as income in the hands of women. Drawing on budget data from Brazil, we find that the distribution of income among men and women within the household does affect demand patterns and this is true for both non-labor income as well as total income. Income in the hands of women, relative to men, is associated with a larger increase in the share of the household budget devoted to human capital (household services, health and education) and also leisure (recreation and ceremonies) goods. The proportion of the budget spent on food declines more if the income is in the hands of women although food composition also changes and nutrient intakes rise faster as women's income increases. When the sample is restricted to only those couples in which both have some income, however, there is little evidence that income in the hands of men and women have significantly different effects on commodity consumption.