Economies of scale and gender discrimination in transition: the case of the Republic of Tajikistan |
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| Authors: | Anita Alves Pena |
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| Institution: | 1. 1771 Campus Delivery, Department of Economics, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO 80523-1771, USA anita.pena@colostate.edu |
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| Abstract: | This article tests for economies of scale and for evidence of discrimination based on gender lines in intra-household consumption allocations using data from the Living Standards Survey in the Republic of Tajikistan (TLSS). Overall results support the existence of household economies of scale in Tajikistan; however, empirical evidence supporting boy–girl discrimination is limited despite anecdotal evidence otherwise. |
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| Keywords: | Tajikistan Engel curves economies of scale gender discrimination |
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