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Effects of household size and composition on consumption in rural households in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

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  • Trevor Young
  • Abdalla A. Hamdok

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This study, using a survey of rural households in Zimbabwe in 1990/91, focuses on the effects of changing household composition on patterns of expenditure and provides estimates of the ‘cost of a child’ as well as of family members in other age groups. In addition to age differences in the size and direction of responses to changing family composition, the paper highlights significant differences across product groups. These effects are more muted in larger households.

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  • Trevor Young & Abdalla A. Hamdok, 1994. "Effects of household size and composition on consumption in rural households in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 11(2-3), pages 335-343, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:agecon:v:11:y:1994:i:2-3:p:335-343
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.1994.tb00342.x
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    1. Abdulai, Awudu & Aubert, Dominique, 2004. "A cross-section analysis of household demand for food and nutrients in Tanzania," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 31(1), pages 67-79, July.
    2. Hua Guo & Yang Zhang & Yanling Peng & Tong Luo & Hong Wang, 2022. "Does COVID-19 Affect Household Financial Behaviors? Fresh Evidence From China," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(3), pages 21582440221, August.

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