production inefficiencies relate to consumption decisions and information sharing within the household. In a lab …-in-the-field experiment, male producers allocate too few inputs to their wife's plot, failing to maximize household aggregate profits. They do … further leads to sharp predictions. Joint contribution to a household public good compels spouses to make efficient production …

distribution of households according to the share of income earned by the wife, which they attribute to the existence of a gender …

Bertrand et al. (2015) show that among married couples in the US, the distribution of the share of the household income … gender equal countries. Analyzing Swedish population register data, we do not find support for the norm that a man should …

The assumption that household income is strongly and positively correlated with a household's real standard of living … earners. This paper shows, in the context of a model of the household with young children present, that this assumption is not … modelling and numerical simulations based on survey data, that household income is a poor indicator of household well-being …

Recent studies exploring sibling rivalry in the allocation of household resources in the U.S. produce conflicting …

Using micro-data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey this paper examines the … relationship between the gender gap in financial literacy and the gender gap in pension savings amongst non-retired adults aged 18 … the gender gap in pension savings may be attributed to the gender gap in financial literacy. This finding holds even in …

This paper considers the relationship between international migration and gender discrimination through the lens of …-in-differences style identification strategy and a model with household fixed effects. The results suggest that while a migrant household … greater authority for the head of household …

, implementing one of the largest unconditional cash transfer programmes internationally, and with substantial benefits to household …

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

literacy as a potential salient determinant of household-level food security. In light of the recent financial crisis and the …