Abstract
Despite the growing recognition of women's increasing role in the household and corresponding empowerment programs in sub-Saharan Africa,intensive research on the relationship between women's influence and household food consumption is minimal.Using the most recent (2017-2018) national household survey data from Tanzania,this study examined the influence of women's empowerment on household food consumption.First,we compared the monthly consumption of eight food categories between female-headed households (FHHs) and male-headed households (MHHs) using both descriptive statistics and the propensity score matching (PSM) method.Furthermore,we adopted the two-stage Linear Expenditure System and Almost Ideal Demand System model (LES-AIDS) to estimate income and price elasticities for the two household types.The results show that FHHs consume bread and cereals,fish,oils and fats,vegetables,and confectionery (sugar,jam,honey,chocolate,etc.) more than MHHs.Moreover,FHHs have a significantly higher income elasticity of demand for all food groups than MHHs.They are also more price elastic than MHHs in meat,fish,oils,fats,sugar,jam,honey,chocolate,etc.
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