The purpose of the study is to investigate the integration of the relative cost of children to parents and of economies of scales in the context of the evaluation of household welfare. Results derived with empirically-estimated scales show that households headed by women are poorer than those...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the integration of the relative cost of children to adults and of economies of scale in the context of the evaluation of household welfare. Results derived with empirically-estimated scales show that female-headed households are poorer than male-headed...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the integration of the relative cost of children to adults and of economies of scale in the context of household’s welfare evaluation. Results derived with empirically-estimated scales show that female-headed households are poorer than male-headed...

I study how individual preferences and bargaining power within couples affects the impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Using longitudinal Homescan data, I find that wives have stronger preferences for SNAP-eligible food than husbands, and that household demand...

I study how individual preferences and bargaining power within older couples affects the impact of cash transfers on food demand. Using longitudinal Homescan data, I find that wives have stronger preferences for food than husbands, and that household demand patterns for food are affected by...

(english) The multidimensionality of poverty is now fully acknowledged. A number of studies show a weak correlation between the monetary approach to poverty and household's subjective perception of wellbeing. Recent studies in developed countries demonstrate that well-being is not only based on...

The poor neighbourhoods of Antananarivo present an amalgamation of all urban ills: threat of flooding during the rainy season, overcrowded living conditions, almost complete lack of access to running water, frequent problems of drugs and violence, bad reputation, etc. These negative aspects are...

Public statistics face quite a challenge when it comes to measuring new dimensions of development (institutions, governance, and social and political participation). To take up this challenge, modules on Governance, Democracy and Multiple Dimensions of Poverty have been appended to household...

The poor neighbourhoods of Antananarivo present an amalgamation of all urban ills: threat of flooding during the rainy season, overcrowded living conditions, almost complete lack of access to running water, frequent problems of drugs and violence, bad reputation, etc. These negative aspects are...

L'enquête SET97, réalisée à Antananarivo en 1997, est, comme l'enquête 1-2-3 sur le secteur informel, une enquête en plusieurs phases associée à l'enquête sur l'emploi. Elle a été élaborée dans le but d'analyser la santé et l'éducation, et d'étudier les transferts, monétaires et...