Citation

Discussion Paper Details

Please find the details for DP7574 in an easy to copy and paste format below:

Full Details   |   Bibliographic Reference

Full Details

Title: Nutrition and Risk Sharing Within the Household

Author(s): Pierre Dubois and Ethan Ligon

Publication Date: November 2009

Keyword(s): Nutrition, Risk sharing and Within Household

Programme Area(s): Development Economics

Abstract: Using data on individual consumption from farm households in the Philippines, we construct a direct test of risk-sharing within the household. We contrast the efficient outcomes predicted by the unitary household model with the outcomes we might expect if food consumption delivers not only utils, but also nutrients affecting future productivity. The efficiency conditions which characterize the within-household allocation of food under the unitary model are violated, as consumption responds to earnings shocks. If productivity depends on nutrition, this explains some but not all of the response, as earnings "surprises" have some effect on the cost and composition of diet.

For full details and related downloads, please visit: https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=7574

Bibliographic Reference

Dubois, P and Ligon, E. 2009. 'Nutrition and Risk Sharing Within the Household'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=7574