Heterogeneity in the Intrahousehold Allocation of International Remittances: Evidence from Philippine Households
研究了菲律宾家庭中临时国际移民汇款在家庭内部的分配差异，发现配偶缺席、户主性别和教育程度会影响汇款用于酒精烟草、儿童福利和教育等不同用途。
This article shows that heterogeneity in the intrahousehold allocation of remittances sent by temporary international migrant workers exists among households in the Philippines, and may be attributable to the absence of the spouse, suggesting moral hazard, and to the gender and educational attainment of the household head, indicating differences in preferences. GLM estimates and post-estimation tests reveal that male heads spend more on alcohol and tobacco, that the presence of a female decision-maker in a household increases allocations to goods that improve the welfare of the children, and that household heads with less formal education allocate more to education.