Traditional family norms often have persistent effects on household decisiond. We question wether kinship ancestries of post-marital residence still affect household consumption sharing. We estimate a model of ressource allocation using expenditure surveys for Ghana and Malawi, two countries in wich patrilocal and matrilocal traditions coexist. Ancestral patrilocality coincide with a10% lower ressource share for women, contributating to higher prevalence of poverty among women. Womens ressource shares increase with age, a pattern mor pronounced for matrilocal groups. These results indicate how a combination of cultural and demographic factors may be use to improve policies targeted at poor individuals.< Réduire

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Collective model

Sharing rule

Individual poverty

Intrahousehold inequality

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Cultural norms

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https://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/183369

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/726656

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Famille et inégalité - ANR-17-CE41-0007

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Bordeaux Sciences Economiques / Bordeaux School of Economics (BSE) - UMR 6060

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Culture, Intra-household Distribution and Individual Poverty

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