This chapter considers nonunitary models of household behavior. These models suppose
explicitly that households consist of a number of different members with preferences that are …

In spite of recurrent criticism and an impressive production of alternative indicators by
scholars and NGOs, GDP remains the central indicator of countries' success. This book …

This paper critically examines the various approaches to the measurement of individual well-
being and social welfare that have been considered for the construction of alternatives to …

We discuss the most popular static and dynamic models of household behavior. Our main
objective is to explain which aspects of household decisions different models can account …

The family is a complex decision unit in which partners with potentially different objectives
make consumption, work and fertility decisions. Couples marry and divorce partly based on …

Land reforms are laws that are intended, and likely, to cut poverty by raising the poor's share
of land rights. That raises questions about property rights as old as moral philosophy, and …

The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men
and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of …

Since energy consumption became an important contributor to climate change owing to
carbon emissions, energy-saving behavior and expenditure at the household level have …

The share of household resources devoted to children is hard to identify because
consumption is measured at the household level and goods can be shared. Using …

We explore gender inequalities in paid and unpaid work with a focus on the UK. The
average working-age woman in the UK earned 40% less than her male counterpart in 2019; …