" familial ties (e.g. a nuclear family household) achieve near Pareto efficient allocation of productive resources and Pareto … efficient allocation of consumption while households with "weaker" familial ties (e.g. an extended family household) do not. We …In this paper, we investigate the link between intra-household resource allocation and familial ties between household …

In this paper, I investigate the effects of the timing of family income on child achievement production. Detailed … administrative data augmented with PISA test scores at age 15 are used to analyze the effects of the timing of family income on child … subsidies. Actually, later family income (age 12-15) is a more important determinant of child achievement than earlier income …

In this paper we analyze income tax design in a two member household labor supply model where time spent on consumption … together by the two household members is valued differently from time spent apart. We treat consumption as a non excludable … public good to members of the household; one example would be where all household members or one alone can watch TV. When …

In this paper we analyze income tax design in a two member household labor supply model where time spent on consumption … together by the two household members is valued differently from time spent apart. We treat consumption as a non excludable … public good to members of the household; one example would be where all household members or one alone can watch TV. When …