Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/302264 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
Texto para Discussão No. 3034
Publisher: 
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), Brasília
Abstract (Translated): 
The objective of this study is to analyze the patterns of Brazilian household consumption based on the gender and race of the head of the household. To do so, we estimated a simultaneous demand system for the six main aggregate consumption categories: housing, transportation, food, health, education, and other expenses. The analysis was done with the 2017-2018 Household Budget Survey, by National Statistical Bureau. Our results suggest that women spend more on housing than men, while men invest more resources in transportation expenses than women. As for consumption patterns by race, the results suggest that in food expenses, black households spend more than white, regardless of the gender of the household head. In health and education expenses, white household heads spend more than black, and, about health, white women tend to spend more than men. Income, education, age, and children are important factors that may explain differences in these results.
Subjects: 
household consumption
gender
race
Consumer Expenditure Survey
JEL: 
D12
J15
J16
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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