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Number 23: Household monies and decision-making 

June 2004 

by Saba Waseem

This review studies the literature on within household attitudes and behaviour vis-à-vis money, in order to understand the implications for the wellbeing of individual household members, particularly children.

Three types of studies were reviewed:
  • Interview-based studies,
  • Economic studies, and
  • Studies into new family types.
These studies probe couples' attitudes to money and analyse decision-making in terms of who manages the household's finances and who actually controls spending decisions.

Full paper: Household monies and decision-making

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