We propose novel tools for the analysis of individual welfare on the basis of aggregate household demand behavior. The … method assumes a collective model of household consumption with the public and private nature of goods specified by the … from observed household demand, along with the intra-household sharing rule and the individuals' willingness-to-pay for …

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 …

This paper analyzes the intra-household distribution of wealth and welfare in the United States, within a theoretical … framework based on a collective model of labor supply, where household decisions are Pareto efficient, and spouses negotiate a … wives tend to be more altruistic in comparison to their husbands regarding the intra-household allocation of income, which …