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 …

the recovery of theory-consistent discount rates for each individual within a particular household under study. We find … household choice are the product of individual preference nonstationarities or the result of individual heterogeneity and … renegotiation within the collective unit. An empirical application to household-level microdata highlights that an explicit …

the collective nature of choice allows the vast majority of household behavior to be rationalized by theory that assumes …This paper develops a revealed preference methodology for exploring whether time inconsistencies in household choice … within the collective unit. An empirical application to household-level microdata highlights that an explicit recognition of …

conditions of household consumption models with varying degrees of cooperation. Using these conditions, we show independence (or …

conditions of household consumption models with varying degrees of cooperation. Using these conditions, we show independence (or …

household demand patterns for food are affected by spouse’s relative bargaining power. Failure to account for these effects …

This article considers non-unitary models of household behavior. These models suppose explicitly that households … household behavior in these models are subject to constraints that differ from the traditional Slutsky conditions. In addition …, in a certain number of specific cases, the preferences of the different household members can be identified from …

.e. ignoring within-household inequality). This assessment of existing approaches to measure individual inequality and poverty is …