In the traditional approach to consumer behaviour it is assumed that households behave as
if they were single decision‐making units. This approach has methodological, empirical and …

During the past decade, the use of conditional cash transfer programs to increase
investment in human capital has generated considerable excitement in both research and …

The neoclassical theory of demand applies to individuals, yet in empirical work it is usually
taken as valid for households with many members. This paper explores what the theory of …

The paper brings together the abundant and somewhat anarchic literature on child labor,
isolating its central findings and analytical insights. The investigation is especially directed at …

This paper provides a theoretical framework for analyzing the impact of the marriage market
and divorce legislation on household labor supply. In our approach, the sex ratio in the …

How much income would a woman living alone require to attain the same standard of living
that she would have if she were married? What percentage of a married couple's …

The evidence that the same income can lead to different household decisions, depending
on who the earner is, has led to an effort to replace the standard household model with the …

Developing country governments often delegate authority over the targeting of antipoverty
programs to community organizations, while retaining control over how much goes to each …

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 …

In a recent paper (Chiappori 1992), I proposed a model of labor supply based on a"
collective" representation of household behavior. In this framework, each household …