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 …