This paper presents a model of strategic interaction between households and recidivists who commit property crimes. It is estimated that the households pay an income tax rate between 0.12%-0.21% for protection from a loss of 1.8% to 2.25% of their annual incomes. Thirteen percent to 22% of total...

The aim of this paper is to explain why time use data are essential for analyzing issues of gender equity and the intra-household allocation of resources, comparing living standards, and estimating the behavioral effects of changes in policy variables. The first step in the exposition is to show...

Apps explains why time-use data are essential for analyzing issues of gender equity and intrahousehold allocation of resources, comparing living standards, and estimating the behavioral effects of changes in policy variables. First, she shows that the neglect of these data in much of the...

The Behavioral and Welfare Analysis of Consumption covers a wide range of applications using modern parametric and nonparametric econometric techniques related to the behavioural and welfare analysis of consumption. The applications measuring the cost of children, equity and poverty in Colombia...