TY - JOUR
T1 - An analysis of gender differences in household education expenditure
T2 - the case of Thailand
AU - Wongmonta, Sasiwooth
AU - Glewwe, Paul
PY - 2017/3/4
Y1 - 2017/3/4
N2 - This study uses data on educational expenditure, including specific types of educational expenditure, from the 2009 Socioeconomic Survey of Thailand to investigate gender bias in the allocation of educational resources. Empirical Engel’s curves are estimated to test for gender bias. The results show that girls receive more education expenditure than boys. The most likely explanations for this gender bias are: (1) According to the Thai cultural tradition, daughters are expected to be the main caregivers of their elderly parents and (2) wage incomes of daughters are more reliable sources of remittances for parents than the wage incomes of sons.
AB - This study uses data on educational expenditure, including specific types of educational expenditure, from the 2009 Socioeconomic Survey of Thailand to investigate gender bias in the allocation of educational resources. Empirical Engel’s curves are estimated to test for gender bias. The results show that girls receive more education expenditure than boys. The most likely explanations for this gender bias are: (1) According to the Thai cultural tradition, daughters are expected to be the main caregivers of their elderly parents and (2) wage incomes of daughters are more reliable sources of remittances for parents than the wage incomes of sons.
KW - Engel’s curve
KW - Gender bias
KW - Thailand
KW - education expenditure
KW - intra-household allocation
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U2 - 10.1080/09645292.2016.1168363
DO - 10.1080/09645292.2016.1168363
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84963545866
VL - 25
SP - 183
EP - 204
JO - Education Economics
JF - Education Economics
SN - 0964-5292
IS - 2
ER -
