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Measurement of intra-household resource control: Exploring the validity of experimental measures

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  • Ambler, Kate
  • Jones, Kelly M.
  • Recalde, Maria P.

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We study the validity of experimental methods designed to measure preferences for intra-household resource control among spouses in Ghana and Uganda. We implement two incentivized tasks; (1) a game that measures willingness to pay to control resources, and (2) private and joint dictator games that measure preferences for resource allocation and the extent to which those preferences are reflected in joint decisions. Behavior in the two tasks is correlated, suggesting that they describe similar underlying latent variables. In Uganda the experimental measures are robustly correlated with a range of household survey measures of resource control and women’s empowerment and suggest that simple private dictator games may be as informative as more sophisticated tasks. In Ghana, the experimental measures are not predictive of survey indicators, suggesting that context may be an important element of whether experimental measures are informative.

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  • Ambler, Kate & Jones, Kelly M. & Recalde, Maria P., 2020. "Measurement of intra-household resource control: Exploring the validity of experimental measures," IFPRI discussion papers 1984, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:ifprid:1984
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    1. Hoel, Jessica B. & Hidrobo, Melissa & Bernard, Tanguy & Ashour, Maha, 2021. "What do intra-household experiments measure? Evidence from the lab and field," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 188(C), pages 337-350.
    2. Nacka, Marina & Drichoutis, Andreas C. & Nayga, Rodolfo, 2024. "Women's Empowerment and Intra-Household Bargaining Power," MPRA Paper 120095, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Ambler, Kate & Jones, Kelly M. & O’Sullivan, Michael, 2021. "Increasing Women's Empowerment: Implications for Family Welfare," IZA Discussion Papers 14861, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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