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Measuring the cost of children : knowing the real cost of children is important for crafting better economic policy
Donni, Olivier - 2015
The cost of children is a critical parameter used in determining many economic policies. For instance, correctly setting the tax deduction for families with children requires assessing the true household cost of children. Evaluating child poverty at the individual level requires making a clear...
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The measurement of child costs: a rothbarth-type method consistent with scale economies
Bargain, Olivier; Donni, Olivier - 2009
We propose a new methodology to estimate the share of household income accruing to children (i.e., the cost of children). Following the principle of the Rothbarth approach, the identification of the children's share requires the observation of at least one adult-specific good. However, our...
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Intrahousehold distribution and child poverty: Theory and evidence from Côte d'Ivoire
Bargain, Olivier; Donni, Olivier; Kwenda, Prudence - 2011
joint consumption. In this paper, we extend the collective model of household consumption to recover mother's, father's and … measures of poverty show that parents are highly compensated by the scale economies due to joint consumption. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282294
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Child support and educational outcomes: Evidence from the British household panel survey
Walker, Ian; Zhu, Yu - 2008
There is some evidence to support the view that Child Support (CS), despite low compliance rates and a strong interaction with the welfare system, has played a positive role in reducing child poverty among non-intact families. However, relatively little research has addressed the role of CS on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277855
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Child support and educational outcomes : evidence from the British household panel survey
Walker, Ian (contributor); Zhu, Yu (contributor) - 2008
There is some evidence to support the view that Child Support (CS), despite low compliance rates and a strong interaction with the welfare system, has played a positive role in reducing child poverty among non-intact families. However, relatively little research has addressed the role of CS on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003784850
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Family Size and Children Quality : New Evidence and New Exogenous Shocks in the Case of Colombian Households
Zárate, Román - 2013
The interaction between family size and children quality has been a recurring topic in the economics of family. However, there is scarce evidence in Latin America, and the literature has not yet explored new mechanisms to explain either positive or null effects of an additional sibling found by...
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Do Parents Propagate Income Inequality among Children? Evidence from Chinese and Swedish Twins
Sikhova, Aiday; Oskarsson, Sven; Ahlskog, Rafael - 2021
Economists have devoted a tremendous amount of attention to understanding the role of parents in driving within-family income inequality and the motives behind their decisions. The empirical evidence, however, is mixed, with some papers finding reinforcing parental behavior, others finding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013311590
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Child Support and Educational Outcomes : Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
Walker, Ian; Zhu, Yu - 2019
There is some evidence to support the view that Child Support (CS), despite low compliance rates and a strong interaction with the welfare system, has played a positive role in reducing child poverty among non-intact families. However, relatively little research has addressed the role of CS on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014207399
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The measurement of child costs: evidence from Ireland
Bargain, Olivier; Donni, Olivier; Gbakou, Monnet Benoit … - 2009
We apply an extension of the Rothbarth approach to estimate the share of household resources accruing to children (i.e., the cost of children) in Ireland. The method also allows us to identify the economies of scale in the household and indifference scales in Lewbel (2003)'s sense. A practical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274025
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The time cost of children and equivalent full incomes
Bojer, Hilde - 2002
When defining and estimating the cost of children and equivalent incomes, children's consumption is normally defined as … the household's cash expenditure on consumption goods for children. In fact, a heavy item in the cost of children under … compensated for by free child care or as a lump sum. Both kinds of compensation will increase parents' consumption of leisure. It …
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