We study the effectiveness of intra-household insurance among married couples when the husband loses his job due to a … gains recover only a tiny fraction of the household income loss and, in the short-term, public transfers and taxes are a … more important form of insurance. We show that the presence of children in the household is a crucial determinant of the …

small, about -0:04. While the wives' earnings gains recover only a tiny fraction of the household income loss, public …. The presence and ages of children in the household are crucial determinants of the wife's labor supply response. The most … explanation for the limited scope of intra-household insurance. …

by age, education, wealth, sex and household composition. In aggregate, social assistance dominates unemployment …

by age, education, wealth, sex and household composition. In aggregate, social assistance dominates unemployment …

by age, education, wealth, sex and household composition. In aggregate, social assistance dominates unemployment …

the collective approach for household behaviour and the discrete hours choice framework with fixed costs of work. We … find that the collective model has different empirical outcomes of income sharing than a restricted model that imposes …

the collective approach for household behaviour and the discrete hours choice framework with fixed costs of work. We … find that the collective model has different empirical outcomes of income sharing than a restricted model that imposes …

, household income falls by about $0.80 for each $1 lost in own earnings. …