Children are seldom accounted for in household behavioural models. They are usually assumed to have neither the … children through the "caring preferences" of their parents or has treated them as household public goods [Bourguignon (1999 …); Blundell et al. (2005)]. This paper seeks to determine whether children of a certain age decision-makers. We focus on the …

Children are seldom accounted for in household behavioural models. They are usually assumed to have neither the … children through the caring preferences of their parents [Bourguignon (1999)] or has treated them as household public goods … [Blundell et al. (2005)]. This paper seeks to determine whether children of a certain age are decision-makers. We focus on the …

Children are seldom accounted for in household behavioural models. They are usually assumed to have neither the … children through the caring preferences of their parents or has treated them as household public goods [Bourguignon (1999 …); Blundell et al. (2005)]. This paper seeks to determine whether children of a certain age are decision-makers. We focus on the …

Children are seldom accounted for in household behavioural models. They are usually assumed to have neither the … children through the quot;caring preferencesquot; of their parents or has treated them as household public goods [Bourguignon … (1999); Blundell et al. (2005)]. This paper seeks to determine whether children of a certain age are decision-makers. We …

Children are seldom accounted for in household behavioural models. They are usually assumed to have neither the … children through the "caring preferences" of their parents or has treated them as household public goods [Bourguignon (1999 …); Blundell et al. (2005)]. This paper seeks to determine whether children of a certain age are decision-makers. We focus on the …

households made up of two decision makers thus ignoring households in which there may be more (e.g., couples with adult children …

expenditure patterns of school-age children. We estimate a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System, and find that, whilst most … commodities are normal goods, sweets and toys are luxury items for children. Children of lone parents have lower budget shares for … suggesting that children mimic their parent's expenditure patterns. …

expenditure patterns of school-age children. We estimate a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System, and find that, whilst most … commodities are normal goods, sweets and toys are luxury items for children. Children of lone parents have lower budget shares for … suggesting that children mimic their parent's expenditure patterns …