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 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 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...

This paper provides an assessment of how households’ income has fared compared with GDP. While the prime focus is on incomes around the median, attention is paid also to the bottom of the income distribution. Thus, one contribution of the paper is to deliver a fresh assessment of the evolution...

Ce papier estime l'évolution de la pauvreté au Québec et au Canada de 1996 à 2005 ainsi que les effets des principaux impôts et transferts aux particuliers sur l'allégement de la pauvreté. Cette analyse valide et complète les évaluations de certains organismes officiels tels que...

La mesure des nouvelles dimensions du développement (institutions, gouvernance, participation, sociale et politique) pose un redoutable défi à la statistique publique. Pour y répondre, des modules thématiques sur la Gouvernance, la Démocratie et les Multiples Dimensions de la Pauvreté ont...

Les quartiers pauvres d’Antananarivo sont un agrégat concentré de tous les maux urbains : menace d’inondation pendant la saison des pluies, entassements humains, quasi-absence d’accès à l’eau courante, fréquence des problèmes de drogue et de violence, mauvaise réputation, etc. Ces...

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...