Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/295875 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16852
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The cost-of-living crisis has increased attention on consumption and how it differs for particular societal groups. There is much theoretical evidence that consumption patterns of men and women should differ, but the empirical evidence is scant, due in part to the availability of individual-level consumption data. This paper tackles the question of consumption differentials between men and women over nearly three decades in Ireland. Using harmonised survey data, we show how patterns of consumption of male- and female-headed households have changed over this period of significant economic turmoil and growth.
Subjects: 
consumption
gender
JEL: 
E21
J16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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