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This paper replicates results of an article showing that families with children increased expenditures on womens clothing (relative to mens) after implementation of a policy that shifted a child subsidy payment from the father to the mother. These results were interpreted as evidence that families do not pool their income but allocate consumption based on income source. However, the current paper also finds an increase in relative spending on womens clothing among childless couples, a sample the policy change did not impact. Alternative explanations are explored for observing these patterns, but none can rule out either bargaining or income pooling.