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Kinky choices, dictators and split might : a non-cooperative model for household consumption and labor supply
Boone, Jan; Wiel, Karen van der; Soest, Arthur van; … - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 3 (2014), pp. 1-19
We model consumption and labor supply behavior of a couple in a non-cooperative setting. Using minimal assumptions, we prove that demand for public goods is characterized by three regimes. It is either determined by the preferences of one of the partners only (Husband Dictatorship or Wife...
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Measuring the cost of children : knowing the real cost of children is important for crafting better economic policy
Donni, Olivier - 2015
The cost of children is a critical parameter used in determining many economic policies. For instance, correctly setting the tax deduction for families with children requires assessing the true household cost of children. Evaluating child poverty at the individual level requires making a clear...
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Culture is a luxury in Latin America
Acerenza, Santiago; Gandelman, Nestor - In: Estudios de economía 46 (2019) 1, pp. 125-148
In this paper we use micro-data from income and expenditure surveys for seven Latin American countries. We estimate Engel equations and present stylized facts regarding cultural spending. Culture activities are a key indicator of a society development and therefore cultural spending decisions...
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Categorizing households into different food security states in Nigeria : the socio-economic and demographic determinants
Ogundari, Kolawole - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 5 (2017) 8, pp. 1-20
The literature reiterates the need to employ indicators that reflect the multidimensional nature of food security. In a quest to capture the multidimensional nature of food security, this study uses a novel ideal that harmonizes two food security indicators (food expenditure (FOODexp) and...
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Collective household welfare and intra‐household inequality
Chavas, Jean-Paul; Menon, Martina; Pagani, Elisa; … - In: Theoretical economics : TE ; an open access journal in … 13 (2018) 2, pp. 667-696
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...
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Demand projections and consumption pattern analysis at provincial level in Pakistan
Hina, Hafsa; Abbas, Seyyda Taskeen - In: Pakistan journal of applied economics : PJAE 31 (2021) 1, pp. 1-30
Fluctuations in income and population are imperative elements for changing the structure of food demand. In perspective of the significance of food demand examination for provinces of Pakistan, thisstudy investigatesthe demand elasticities and household consumption behaviour both at the...
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Where did it go wrong? : marriage and divorce in Malawi
Cherchye, Laurens; Rock, Bram de; Vermeulen, Frederic; … - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 12 (2021) 2, pp. 505-545
Do individuals marry and divorce for economic reasons? Can we measure the economic attractiveness of a person's marriage market? We answer these questions using a structural model of consumer-producer households that is applied to rich data from Malawi. Using revealed preference conditions for a...
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Is utility transferable? : a revealed preference analysis
Cherchye, Laurens; Demuynck, Thomas; Rock, Bram de - In: Theoretical economics : TE ; an open access journal in … 10 (2015) 1, pp. 51-65
The transferable utility hypothesis underlies important theoretical results in household economics. We provide a revealed preference framework for bringing this (theoretically appealing) hypothesis to observational data. We establish revealed preference conditions that must be satisfied for...
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Conflict or cooperation? : experimental evidence on intra-household allocations in Ethiopia
Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Tigabu Degu Getahun; Halvorsen, … - In: Journal of behavioral and experimental economics 85 (2020)
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The impact of agricultural package programs on farm productivity in Tigray-Ethiopia : panel data estimation
Mebrahtu, Teka Araya; Lee, Sung-kyu - In: Cogent economics & finance 7 (2019) 1, pp. 1-28
Tigray in Ethiopia. Thus far, there have been no researches attempted to analyze the impact of the integrated agricultural … package programs introduced to the farmers on various outcome variables in Tigray region in Ethiopia by using panel data. In … governments with some useful guides to promote farm productivity in Tigray, Ethiopia. …
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