Alimony Rights and Intrahousehold Allocation of Resources : Evidence From Brazil  

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Rangel, Marcos A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Economic Journal (EBSCO) vol. 116 no. 513 (2006), page 627-658.
Topik: resources; alimony rights; intrahousehold; resources
Fulltext: 627.pdf (204.28KB)

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Can family policy affect well - being of individuals without altering the resources available to their families ? This article examines the extension of alimony rights and obligations to cohabiting couples in Brazil. For women in intact relationships, alimony rights upon dissolution should improve outside options, strengthening their negotiating positions, and increasing their influence over intrahousehold allocation of resources. Robust econometric evidence indicates that more decision power in the hands of women impacts hours worked by female adults and investments in the education of children. This suggests that family policy and models of family decision making should take intrahousehold heterogeneity of preferences into account.

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