Does increase in women's income relative to men's income increase food calorie intake in poor households? Evidence from Nigeria

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 239-249

  Aromolaran, Adebayo B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Calorie consumption; Intrahousehold redistribution of income; Nigeria; Women's income share elasticity

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOW INCOME HOUSING; WOMENS STATUS;

NIGERIA;

EID: 77952677948     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00442.x     Document Type: Article

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