Maira Colacce es Profesora en la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración de la Universidad de la República (UdelaR, Uruguay) e investigadora del Instituto de Economía (IECON) de la misma universidad. Ha cursado el Doctorado en Economía en Bordeaux School of Economics (Francia) y tiene un Master en Economía Internacional por la UdelaR, donde también se graduó como Licenciada en Economía. Ha sido consultora en la oficina de CEPAL en Montevideo y ha ocupado diversos cargos en el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y en la Dirección Nacional de Políticas Sociales de Uruguay. Sus investigaciones se centran en temas de pobreza y desigualdad, con foco en el rol del género, las generaciones y los efectos de las políticas públicas. Sus trabajos han sido publicados en revistas académicas como Journal of International Development, Social Indicators Research, Latin American Research Review, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Demographic Research, Population and Development Review, Desarrollo y Sociedad, Revista CEPAL, International Social Security Review y Estudios Económicos, entre otras. 

ABSTRACT: Since intra-household resource distribution is unobserved, it is difficult to compare how women and children fare across countries. To address this, we analyze 45 household expenditure surveys from predominantly low- and middle-income countries, i.e. an international sample of around 2.4 million individuals. Using harmonized estimations of intra-household resource sharing, we construct globally comparable measures of gender inequality and child poverty in consumption. Our findings reveal a widespread imbalance: women receive about one-fifth less than men, leading to a 60% higher poverty rate. Children appear to fare even worse, though this is partly explained by differences in needs and sibling economies of scale. Intra-household inequalities are more pronounced in poorer countries and among low-income households within countries. Cross-checks with nutritional proxies tend to validate our results, linking household poverty and intra-household disparities to child undernutrition. Finally, we decompose global individual consumption inequality and find that 13%-32% (across measures) stems from inequality within households.

AUTORES: Ulugbek Aminjonov (Bordeaux School of Economics), Olivier Bargain (Bordeaux School of Economics) & Maira Colacce (IECON-UdelaR)

ORGANIZA: Departamento de Economía, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Revista Económica

CONTACTO: iie@econo.unlp.edu.ar