There is some controversy in the field of household economics regarding the efficiency of household decisions. We make … the point that a flexible specification of spousal preferences and the household production technology precludes the … possibility of using revealed preference data on household time allocations to determine the manner in which spouses interact …

This paper investigates the relationship between the probability of divorce and marriage specific investments. As these … investments in terms of childcare and household activities are likely to increase the marital surplus, they are consequently … relationship between divorce and marital investments is offered in terms of increasing intra-household time consumption …

This paper investigates the relationship between the probability of divorce and marriage specific investments. As these … investments in terms of childcare and household activities are likely to increase the marital surplus, they are consequently … relationship between divorce and marital investments is offered in terms of increasing intra-household time consumption …

We consider a non-cooperative model of the household, in which the husband and wife decide on parental leave and the …

to stabilize marriage in the work-oriented, gender-unequal Asian countries …