We propose a novel structural method to empirically identify economies of scale in household consumption. We assume … behavior. The method imposes no parametric structure on household decision processes, accounts for unobserved preference … heterogeneity across individuals in different households, and requires only a single consumption observation per household. Our main …

on how many hours to work with obvious consequences for the household budget. We therefore model consumption and labor … preferences. -- Consumption ; labor supply ; intra-household allocation ; non-cooperative model ; public goods …

To understand the household decision-making process regarding food expenditures for children in poor households in … correlate with more traditional indicators. Finally, we document significant heterogeneity both between individuals and intra-household …

We propose novel tools for the analysis of individual welfare on the basis of aggregate household demand behavior. The … method assumes a collective model of household consumption with the public and private nature of goods specified by the … from observed household demand, along with the intra-household sharing rule and the individuals' willingness-to-pay for …

To understand the household decision-making process regarding food expenditures for children in poor households in … correlate with more traditional indicators. Finally, we document significant heterogeneity both between individuals and intra-household …

on how many hours to work with obvious consequences for the household budget. We therefore model consumption and labor …

on how many hours to work with obvious consequences for the household budget. We therefore model consumption and labor …

We provide a nonparametric 'revealed preference' characterization of rational household behavior in terms of the … nature of consumption externalities (positive or negative) in the intra-household allocation process is non-testable. The …, monotonicity is testable for the model that assumes all household consumption is public …