the household is an important factor that should be considered when analyzing household decisions …

This paper analyzes the intra-household distribution of wealth and welfare in the United States, within a theoretical … framework based on a collective model of labor supply, where household decisions are Pareto efficient, and spouses negotiate a … wives tend to be more altruistic in comparison to their husbands regarding the intra-household allocation of income, which …

with household bargaining explanations. For couples with children, improved women’s household bargaining position is …

smoothing household consumption in environments characterized by income volatility. We use comparable individual data on about 1 …

smoothing household consumption in environments characterized by income volatility. We use comparable individual data on about 1 …

abortion. However, it seems relevant to evaluate its indirect effects on female bargaining power within the household, for all … abortion legalization in the United States on women's position in the household. My findings suggest that the legalization …

Models of the agricultural household have traditionally relied on assumptions regarding the complementarity or … pattern of labor supply adjustments across household members and productive activities following acute sickness. In particular …, we find that sick and healthy household members both shift labor away from self-employment and into farming when the sick …