We extend the collective model of household behavior to allow for the existence of public consumption. We show how this model allows the analysis of welfare consequences of policies aimed at changing the distribution of power within the household. Our setting provides a conceptual framework for...

In this article, we study how the introduction of a collective approach modifies standard welfare analysis of consumer theory. We first define and characterize the main concepts at stake. Then the two basic logics – “potential compensation” and “actual compensation” – are described,...

This paper examines the literature on non-unitary models of household behaviour. These models explicitly postulate that the household is made up of several persons with different preferences. They can be classified into two categories. On the one hand, cooperative (or collective) models suppose...

This article considers non-unitary models of household behavior. These models suppose explicitly that households consist of a number of different members with preferences that are different from each other. They can be split up into two principal categories: cooperative (or collective) models,...

We construct a matching model on the marriage market along more than one characteristic, where individuals have preferences over physical attractiveness (proxied by anthropometric characteristics) and market and household productivity of potential mates (proxied by socioeconomic...

The finance literature views perks either as productivity enhancing expenditures or as a result of poor managerial control by shareholders. Using a corporate jet to attend a business meeting may be justified because of the returns generated for the firm; but flying on the same jet to reach a...