I study how individual preferences and bargaining power within couples affects the impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Using longitudinal Homescan data, I find that wives have stronger preferences for SNAP-eligible food than husbands, and that household demand...

The objective of the study was to determine the extent of influence of couples in the purchase decision of selected household products/services - children schooling, sitting room sofa, television, refrigerator, car/motor-cycle and land property, for the family. 200 couples were sampled. Data...

This paper examines the impacts of international remittances on child labor and household welfare by presenting evidence from Turkey. Remittances by alleviating resource constraints may improve household welfare and help reduce labor supply of children in exchange of accumulating more schooling....

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Household Beneficiaries in MalilipotProf. Ignacio B. Blanquisa, Jr., MAEd Prof. Isidra M. Berdin, Ed.D.The primary aim of this research is to highlight the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) household beneficiaries, equally describing the personal...

How does women's empowerment affect fertility and children’s education? In a dramatic revolution, U.S. states gave economic rights to married women between 1850-1920. Prior to this "women's liberation," married women were subject to the laws of coverture, which granted the husband virtually...

We derive optimal labor income tax schedules for married agents, taking the distinction between interpersonal and interhousehold inequality seriously. Each household consists of two workers with different productivity levels and unequal access to the family’s economic resources. We handle the...