Table 5: Impact on consumer durables
Sample Framework: Those whose spouses are living in the same house
|
House repair |
Female-Oriented Durables |
Other Durables |
|
Binary Cost |
Total number Cost |
Total number Cost |
|
________________________________(1)______________(2) |
(3)______________(4) |
(5)______________(6) |
Panel A: Females with household decision-making power below median in baseline
|
Treatment |
-0.027 |
2,480.870 |
0.192* |
1,456.938** |
0.006 |
-3,887.597 |
|
(0.063) |
(2,133.872) |
(0.108) |
(654.295) |
(0.073) |
(4,109.914) | |
|
Marketing |
0.081 |
-1,149.406 |
0.126 |
600.512 |
0.052 |
-4,446.125 |
|
(0.075) |
(1,676.488) |
(0.142) |
(786.664) |
(0.088) |
(3,691.585) | |
|
Constant |
5,206.818*** |
0.386*** |
1,518.750*** |
0.273*** |
8,037.500** | |
|
(1,276.748) |
(0.069) |
(359.206) |
(0.058) |
(3,550.889) | ||
|
Observations |
322 |
322 |
322 |
322 |
322 |
322 |
|
R-squared |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.01 | |
|
Panel B: Females with household decision-making power above median in baseline | ||||||
|
Treatment |
0.080 |
3,247.131 |
-0.008 |
-403.082 |
0.092 |
-623.256 |
|
(0.063) |
(3,231.059) |
(0.131) |
(552.084) |
(0.075) |
(2,436.893) | |
|
Marketing |
-0.048 |
-625.615 |
-0.036 |
-702.348 |
0.029 |
926.486 |
|
(0.077) |
(3,433.478) |
(0.148) |
(586.010) |
(0.077) |
(3,346.618) | |
|
Constant |
8,130.540*** |
0.580*** |
2,325.510*** |
0.250*** |
4,639.690** | |
|
(2,145.179) |
(0.094) |
(458.549) |
(0.046) |
(2,202.953) | ||
|
Observations |
319 |
319 |
320 |
320 |
320 |
320 |
|
R-squared |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 | |
|
Panel C: Males with household decision-making power below median in baseline | ||||||
|
Treatment |
-0.006 |
-4,114.137 |
-0.080 |
-741.921 |
-0.092 |
-2,878.840 |
|
(0.066) |
(4,284.529) |
(0.122) |
(619.640) |
(0.103) |
(2,561.748) | |
|
Marketing |
-0.052 |
-3,657.542 |
0.014 |
841.101 |
-0.212** |
-4,822.457** |
|
(0.072) |
(4,618.274) |
(0.148) |
(1,316.247) |
(0.102) |
(2,415.286) | |
|
Constant |
9,718.987** |
0.468*** |
2,072.152*** |
0.405*** |
6,301.975*** | |
|
(4,083.798) |
(0.105) |
(569.847) |
(0.089) |
(2,352.200) | ||
|
Observations |
296 |
296 |
296 |
296 |
296 |
296 |
|
R-squared |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.02 | |
Panel D: Males with household decision-making power above median in baseline
|
Treatment |
-0.030 |
-1,795.457 |
-0.100 |
-259.666 |
-0.058 |
-1,881.499 |
|
(0.079) |
(2,829.019) |
(0.132) |
(666.850) |
(0.094) |
(2,182.161) | |
|
Marketing |
0.093 |
104.123 |
-0.177 |
-288.920 |
0.023 |
-1,172.725 |
|
(0.087) |
(2,980.016) |
(0.143) |
(836.159) |
(0.114) |
(2,466.193) | |
|
Constant |
7,517.544*** |
0.552*** |
2,059.448*** |
0.310*** |
5,377.586*** | |
|
(2,156.450) |
(0.113) |
(568.124) |
(0.082) |
(1,813.668) | ||
|
Observations |
244 |
244 |
245 |
245 |
245 |
245 |
|
R-squared_______ |
0.00 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Robust standard errors in parentheses, * significant at 10%; ** significant at 5%; *** significant at 1%. Female-
oriented durables consist of washing machines, sewing machines, electric iron, kitchen appliances, air conditioners,
fans, and stoves. Other durables include vehicles, motorcycles, and entertainment items (i.e. CD players, TV, and
radio ).