Studies of inequality often ignore resource allocation within the household. In doing so they miss an important element of the distribution of welfare that can vary dramatically depending on overall environmental and economic factors. Thus, measures of inequality that ignore intra household...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. Gary S. Becker (1965), 'A Theory of the Allocation of Time', Economic Journal, 75 (299), September, 493-517 2 -- 2. Reuben Gronau (1973), 'The Intrafamily Allocation of Time: The Value of the Housewives' Time', American Economic Review, 63(4),...