In this paper we consider an empirical collective household model of time allocation for twoearner …

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

on wages and hours worked can simultaneously explain virtually all of the decline in within household inequality and a … the assumption that there is no within household inequality. In this paper, we show that ignoring consumption inequality … households. Second, the rise in inequality since the 1970s is overstated by two-thirds: within house-hold inequality declined …

approach are not. The estimates of the sharing rule show that wages have a strong influence on bargaining power within couples. …

maximization of household welfare rests on the convexity of the budget sets. However, both the actual tax systems and the tax … specification might provide a reasonable approximation to the current intra-household allocation choices under the current tax rule …

We study the labor supply dynamics of elderly couples by means of a structural collective model.The model allows for …

user fees on health outcomes or other dimensions of well-being such as labor supply and wages. Drawing on evidence from … indicators fo health status, labor force participation and wages of men and women. …

In the simple framework of a static model for equilibrium wages and labour supplies, we show that the incidence of … income tax on equilibrium wages can be measured independently from the individual labour supply elasticity. This extends … worker to employer. Higher marginal tax rates are associated with increases in gross wages and earnings. A traditional …