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The methodology by Lazear and Michael (1988) is used to decompose household expenditures into that for adults and children. Some specific estimation procedures are modified and cross section-time series (panel) data are used to control for household level heterogeneity. In addition, a new and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011146243
The methodology by Lazear and Michael (1988) is used to decompose household expenditures into that for adults and children. Some specific estimation procedures are modified and cross section-time series (panel) data are used to control for household level heterogeneity. In addition, a new and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118701
This paper examines the determinants of child health in rural Ethiopia for the period 1994-97 using height-for-age z …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011146238
This paper examines the determinants of child health in rural Ethiopia for the period 1994-97 using height-for-age z …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062453
This paper examines the determinants of child health in rural Ethiopia for the period 1994-97 using height-for-age z …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009642450
This paper draws on an original dataset collected in Benin which features data at the individual level. We first provide evidence that suggest that husband and wife are not pooling their respective incomes and thus are not making expenditure decisions on the basis of one common budget. As we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005518449
It is unlikely that husbands and wives always agree on exactly what public goods to buy. Nor do they necessarily agree on how many hours to work with obvious consequences for the household budget. We therefore model consumption and labor supply behavior of a couple in a non-cooperative setting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004969337
We apply the collective consumption model of Browning, Chiappori and Lew- bel (2006) to analyse economic well-being and poverty among the elderly. The model focuses on individual preferences, a consumption technology that captures the economies of scale of living in a couple, and a sharing rule...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011090930
It is unlikely that husbands and wives always agree on exactly what public goods to buy. Nor do they necessarily agree on how many hours to work with obvious consequences for the household budget. We therefore model consumption and labor supply behavior of a couple in a non-cooperative setting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092533
It is unlikely that husbands and wives always agree on exactly what public goods to buy. Nor do they necessarily agree on how many hours to work with obvious consequences for the household budget. We therefore model consumption and labor supply behavior of a couple in a non-cooperative setting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005039583