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The economics of gender and the household in developing countries/ Holger Seebens

By: Seebens, HolgerMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: (Development economics and policy)Publication details: New York: Peter Lang, 2007Description: xiv, 124 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 9783631546499Subject(s): Sex differences--Economic aspects | Sex role--Economic aspects | Developing countries | Decision making--Sex differences | Households--Decision makingDDC classification: 338.9

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. One size fits all? Female headed households and access to resources in Kenya -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The problem of classifying FHH -- 2.3. The model -- 2.4. The data -- 2.5. Empirical implementation -- 2.5.1. Constructing a test for the relevance of the four cases for the different FHH categories -- 2.6. Specification of the empirical model -- 2.7. Estimation the of stochastic frontier cost function -- 2.8. Conclusions -- A. Appendix 2.1 -- 3. Bargaining over Fertility in Rural Ethiopia -- 3.3. Introduction -- 3.3. Fertility in Ethiopia -- the setting -- 3.3. Methodological Problems of Analyzing Determinants of Fertility -- 3.3. Birth Spacing -- 3.3.1. The Model -- 3.3. Unobserved Heterogeneity -- 3.3. Estimation -- 3.3. Results -- 3.3. Number of Children -- 3.3.1. The Model and Estimation -- 3.3.2. Results -- 3.3. Conclusions -- A. Appendix 3.1 -- 4. Patterns of consumption and child welfare in female headed households in Tanzania -- 4.4. Introduction -- 4.4. The old-age security motive for investing in children -- 4.4. The data -- 4.4. Comparison of regression curves -- 4.4.1. Empirical approach -- 4.4.2. Estimates of the Engel curves -- 4.4.3. Testing for shape equality -- 4.4.4. Household expenditure and children -- 4.4. The old-age security hypothesis -- 4.4. Conclusions -- A. Appendix 4.1 -- B. Appenix 4.2 -- 5. Food demand, female headed households, and the estimation of equivalence scales -- 5.5. Introduction -- 5.5. The estimation of equivalence scales -- 5.5. Difference of demand across FHH and MHH -- 5.5. Food expenditure and children -- 5.5. Conclusions -- 6. Summary and conclusions.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	338.9 SEE/D (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P11756

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1. Introduction --
2. One size fits all? Female headed households and access to resources in Kenya --
2.1. Introduction --
2.2. The problem of classifying FHH --
2.3. The model --
2.4. The data --
2.5. Empirical implementation --
2.5.1. Constructing a test for the relevance of the four cases for the different FHH categories --
2.6. Specification of the empirical model --
2.7. Estimation the of stochastic frontier cost function --
2.8. Conclusions --
A. Appendix 2.1 --
3. Bargaining over Fertility in Rural Ethiopia --
3.3. Introduction --
3.3. Fertility in Ethiopia --
the setting --
3.3. Methodological Problems of Analyzing Determinants of Fertility --
3.3. Birth Spacing --
3.3.1. The Model --
3.3. Unobserved Heterogeneity --
3.3. Estimation --
3.3. Results --
3.3. Number of Children --
3.3.1. The Model and Estimation --
3.3.2. Results --
3.3. Conclusions --
A. Appendix 3.1 --
4. Patterns of consumption and child welfare in female headed households in Tanzania --
4.4. Introduction --
4.4. The old-age security motive for investing in children --
4.4. The data --
4.4. Comparison of regression curves --
4.4.1. Empirical approach --
4.4.2. Estimates of the Engel curves --
4.4.3. Testing for shape equality --
4.4.4. Household expenditure and children --
4.4. The old-age security hypothesis --
4.4. Conclusions --
A. Appendix 4.1 --
B. Appenix 4.2 --
5. Food demand, female headed households, and the estimation of equivalence scales --
5.5. Introduction --
5.5. The estimation of equivalence scales --
5.5. Difference of demand across FHH and MHH --
5.5. Food expenditure and children --
5.5. Conclusions --
6. Summary and conclusions.

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