expenditure patterns of school-age children. We estimate a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System, and find that, whilst most … commodities are normal goods, sweets and toys are luxury items for children. Children of lone parents have lower budget shares for … suggesting that children mimic their parent's expenditure patterns. …

exchange rates, as well as community-level variations in wage and pension arrears, to identify exogenous shocks to household … household which experiences an exogenous shock of 10% of its total income changes both its food and total non … changes in household savings are negatively related to exogenous income shocks, with this relationship strongest for low …

own consumption and children's wellbeing, estimation is complicated by endowment heterogeneity and by the fact that … parents may compensate or reinforce children's endowments relevant to educational attainment. A sibling difference estimation … childhood parental employment and subsequent education of children. In a model in which parental preferences are separable in …

analyze the impact on subsidy receipt of household characteristics such as family size and structure, and past participation …

This paper studies the heterogeneity of the marginal propensity to consume out of wealth based on French household …

children, which can be seen as evidence of sexual bias related to a commonly believed existing preference for boys. …