Intrahousehold inequality and child gender bias in Ethiopia, Vol. 1 of 1

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Intrahousehold inequality and child gender bias in Ethiopia

Author:	Koohi-Kamali, Feridoon;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4755
Country:	Ethiopia;	Date Stored:	2008/10/21
Document Date:	2008/10/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Africa
Report Number:	WPS4755	SubTopics:	Gender and Law; Youth and Governance; Population Policies; Educational Sciences; Gender and Development
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: The Rothbarth model of intrahousehold resource allocation has consistently failed to detect child gender bias in many applications over the past two decades. This paper challenges the current consensus that the Rothbarth method is not effective in revealing child gender bias from consumption behavior of adults. It proposes an approach to the Rothbarth model that restricts its application to samples of nuclear households, and employs an index of child gender based on the number of children in the household and related to a specific selective mechanism of discrimination. It demonstrates the effectiveness of this approach with an application to a 2005-06 Ethiopian consumption survey of 21,299 households conducted by Ethiopia's Statistical Authority, covering both urban and rural areas. The paper presents the first clear and extensive evidence of discrimination against girls by all four adult goods employed, and the outcome persists, in various degrees, when reexamined with a lower definition of child age, and with female-headed households. The findings provide support for gender-based policies in child-health and education in Ethiopia.


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