We examine linkages between aggregate household income, distribution of that income, and aggregate cross … household specifications in computational policy models emphasizing household distribution of income. This also yields a … consumption-pattern based inequality index that summarizes the projection of inequality through expenditure patterns. Estimation …

variables, we use instrumental variables estimation. We exploit both the temporal and spatial dimensions of the panel by …

In this paper we consider an empirical collective household model of time allocation for twoearnerhouseholds. The … equally weighted in the household utility function; (3)Differences in the ratio of the partners' hourly wages are explanatory … for how individualutilities are weighted in the household utility function. (4) The female's preference forhousehold …

the collective approach for household behaviour and the discrete hours choice framework with fixed costs of work. We …

violations of the strong validity assumption affect the estimation results. We show that, in case of moderate direct effects of …