Macroeconomics is evolving from the study of aggregate dynamics to the study of the
dynamics of the entire equilibrium distribution of allocations across individual economic …

Standard homo economicus lives in a world of complete markets and maximizes utility which
is a function of his personal consumption. This approximation cannot account for parents …

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 …

I elicit causal effects of spousal observability and communication on financial choices of
married individuals in the Philippines. When choices are private, men put money into their …

Empirical evidence suggests that money in the hands of mothers (as opposed to fathers)
increases expenditures on children. Does this imply that targeting transfers to women …

This paper examines how divorce laws affect couples' intertemporal choices and well-being.
Exploiting panel variation in US laws, I estimate the parameters of a model of household …

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 …

We study whether transfer programs in which funds are targeted to women decrease the
incidence of spousal abuse. We examine the impact of the Mexican Oportunidades program …

Economic globalization will give many women in developing countries access to steady and
relatively remunerative employment for the first time, potentially shifting bargaining power …

I study whether households make Pareto-efficient intrahousehold resource allocation
decisions. Combining randomized variation in women's income generated by the evaluation …