combining data from multiple surveys, we create an integrated measure of volatility in available household resources, accounting … these sources. -- household income ; volatility ; wealth ; medical spending …

We investigate the impact of increases in wheat flour prices on household food security using unique nationally …

increasing while, second, the average household size has been declining dramatically. The analysis of income distribution relies … on equivalence-weighted incomes which take into account household size. Therefore, there is an obvious link between these … distribution ; demography ; household size ; decomposition ; Germany …

China's household saving rate has increased markedly since the mid-1990s and the agesaving profile has become U … permanent variance of household income was stable, the transitory variance rose sharply. Based on these estimates, we calibrate … household savings rate and the U-shaped age-profile of savings. -- China ; household savings ; income uncertainty ; pension …

social programs, savings and the labor supplies of all adult household members. The optimal policy mix focuses mainly on … Social Assistance, which provides a permanent universal household income floor, with a minor role for temporary earnings …-related Unemployment Insurance. Reflecting that married couples obtain intra-household insurance by making labor supply choices for both …

This paper analyses the impact of remittances on household expenditure behaviour in Senegal. We use propensity score … matching and OLS methods to assess the average impact of remittances on several household budget shares. Our results show a …

. Information structure and labor supply decisions follow the Mirrleesian tradition. However, while the household's total …