This paper estimates the household income growth rates implied by food demand in a sample of urban Chinese households … estimates indicate stronger gains among poorer households, suggesting that urban inflation up to 2005 in China was “pro …

Using administrative panel data from Norway, we investigate the development of household labor income, financial wealth … ; precautionary saving ; consumption smoothing ; household portfolios ; portfolio allocation ; optimal unemployment insurance …

This paper examines trends in household consumption and saving behaviour in each of the last three recessions in the UK …

-making processes across households (the "why"). The combination of the quantitative estimation of household response dynamics with a … qualitative exploration of the mental models employed during financial decisions provides a more complete view of household … showing significant variability. However, MPDs play a critical role in household financial adjustments and display …

Studies of inequality often ignore resource allocation within the household. In doing so they miss an important element … intrahousehold allocation of resources and welfare. We show how the sharing rule, which characterizes the within-household … allocations, can be identified from data on household consumption and labor supply. We also argue that a measure based on …