Expenditure behavior and children's welfare: An analysis of female headed households in Jamaica

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 165-187

  Handa, Sudhanshu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Children; Family structure; Headship; Household behavior; Preventive health

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLD; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD CARE; CHILD REARING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXPENDITURES; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE ROLE; FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSEHOLDS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JAMAICA; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; RESEARCH; RESEARCH REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDIES; SURVEYS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AMERICAS; BEHAVIOR; CARIBBEAN; CHILD CARE; CHILD REARING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EXPENDITURES; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FEMALE ROLE; FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES; HOUSEHOLDS; JAMAICA; NORTH AMERICA; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDIES; SURVEYS;

AMERICAS; BEHAVIOR; CARIBBEAN REGION; CHILD CARE; CHILD REARING; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; JAMAICA; NORTH AMERICA; RESEARCH; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

JAMAICA;

EID: 0030467299     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3878(96)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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