We investigate the relationship between the individual and household indirect utility functions in the context of a … collective household model. Our analysis produces new results that explain how the rule governing the distribution of resources … among household members is related to the measurement of household welfare and intra-household inequality. We show that in a …

Housing costs account for a large share of household expenditures, and vary widely among households of different size … and structure. Despite this, they have received little attention in family reporting, so far. This paper aims to fill this … as applied for family reporting. For this purpose, both an objective measure of housing cost burden and the subjectively …

to analyze the interaction between public policy and household labor supply and fertility decisions. The model …'s benchmark equilibrium reflects the current family policy as well as the differential fertility pattern of educational groups in … Germany. Then we simulate alternative reforms of child benefits and family taxation that increase the long-run fertility and …

to analyze the interaction between public policy and household labor supply and fertility decisions. The model …'s benchmark equilibrium reflects the current family policy as well as the differential fertility pattern of educational groups in … Germany. Then we simulate alternative reforms of child benefits and family taxation that increase the long-run fertility and …