This paper examines whether an individual-level transfer of property rights increases the individual's bargaining power within the household. The question is analyzed in the context of a housing reform that occurred in China that gave existing tenants the opportunity to purchase the homes that...

If the policy maker reduces the local tax levy by an amount equal to the fiscal residuum, it generates benefits to the performance of the firms, owing to the greater cash flow, and to the patterns of spending (and saving) of the residents, owing to the greater disposable income. This study...

Quantitative models in marketing typically focus on the household as the unit of analysis while ignoring the individual family members' behavior and behavioral interactions among household members. However, knowledge of such intra-household behavioral interaction enables marketers to target...