Mine, yours or ours? The efficiency of household investment decisions: an experimental approach

This article sheds light on the impact on household investment efficiency of a social norm that a man should not earn less than his wife. The experiment distinguishes this impact from that of spouses’ desire for control over household resources. Both husbands and wives are found to sacrifice househo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mani, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2020