Household Labor Economics

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Household Labor Economics

9781789903539 Edward Elgar Publishing
Edited by Pierre-André Chiappori, Professor of Economics, Columbia University, New York and Costas Meghir, Professor of Economics, Yale University, New Haven, US
Publication Date: 2021 ISBN: 978 1 78990 353 9 Extent: 896 pp
This Research Collection surveys the main contribution to labor supply decisions within the family. It covers both theory, from the initial ‘unitary’ model that postulates that the family behaves as a single decision maker, to modern ‘collective’ approaches that concentrates on differences in preferences and power relationships and empirical applications. Including an original Introduction by the Editors, a special emphasis is placed on dynamic approaches, in particular issues related to intra-household commitment, and on policy implications.

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This Research Collection surveys the main contribution to labor supply decisions within the family. It covers both theory, from the initial ‘unitary’ model that postulates that the family behaves as a single decision maker, to modern ‘collective’ approaches that concentrates on differences in preferences and power relationships and empirical applications. Including an original Introduction by the Editors, a special emphasis is placed on dynamic approaches, in particular issues related to intra-household commitment, and on policy implications.
Contributors
28 articles, dating from 1973 to 2018
Contributors include: J. Altonji, G. Becker, R. Blundell, R. Gronau, J. Heckman, M. Mazzocco, R. Moffitt, F. Vermeulen
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Contents:

Introduction Pierre-André Chiappori and Costas Meghir x

PART I STATIC MODELS OF HOUSEHOLD LABOR SUPPLY
A Unitary Models
1. Gary S. Becker (1965), ‘A Theory of the Allocation of Time’,
Economic Journal, 75 (299), September, 493–517 2
2. Reuben Gronau (1973), ‘The Intrafamily Allocation of Time: The
Value of the Housewives’ Time’, American Economic Review, 63
(4), September, 634–51 27
3. Orley Ashenfelter and James Heckman (1974), ‘The Estimation of
Income and Substitution Effects in a Model of Family Labor
Supply’, Econometrica, 42 (1), January, 73–85 45
4. Jerry Hausman and Paul Ruud (1984), ‘Family Labor Supply with
Taxes’, American Economic Review, 74 (2), May, 242–8 58

B Collective Models: Theory
5. Pierre-André Chiappori (1988), ‘Rational Household Labor
Supply’, Econometrica, 56 (1), January, 63–90 66
6. Patricia F. Apps and Ray Rees (1988), ‘Taxation and the
Household’, Journal of Public Economics, 35 (3), April, 355–69 94
7. Pierre-André Chiappori (1992), ‘Collective Labor Supply and
Welfare’, Journal of Political Economy, 100 (3), June, 437–67 109
8. Richard Blundell, Pierre-André Chiappori and Costas Meghir
(2005), ‘Collective Labor Supply with Children’, Journal of
Political Economy, 113 (6), December, 1277–306 140

C Collective Models: Empirical Applications
9. Pierre-André Chiappori, Bernard Fortin and Guy Lacroix (2002),
‘Marriage Market, Divorce Legislation, and Household Labor
Supply’, Journal of Political Economy, 110 (1), February, 37–72 171
10. Richard Blundell, Pierre-André Chiappori, Thierry Magnac and
Costas Meghir (2007), ‘Collective Labour Supply: Heterogeneity
and Non-Participation’, Review of Economic Studies, 74 (2), April,
417–45 207
11. Laurens Cherchye, Bram De Rock and Frederic Vermeulen (2012),
‘Married with Children: A Collective Labor Supply Model with
Detailed Time Use and Intrahousehold Expenditure Information’,
American Economic Review , 102 (7), December, 3377–405 236
12. Jeremy Lise and Shannon Seitz (2011), ‘Consumption Inequality
and Intra-Household Allocations’, Review of Economic Studies , 78
(1), January, 328–55 265

D Non-Cooperative Models
13. Kai A. Konrad and Kjell Erik Lommerud (1995), ‘Family Policy
with Non-Cooperative Families’, Scandinavian Journal of
Economics , 97 (4), December, 581–601 294
14. Kaushik Basu (2006), ‘Gender and Say: A Model of Household
Behaviour with Endogenously Determined Balance of Power’,
Economic Journal , 116 (511), April, 558–80 315

PART II EXTENSIONS: DYNAMICS, UNCERTAINTY, WELFARE
A Dynamics and Uncertainty in a Unitary Framework
15. James J. Heckman and Thomas E. Macurdy (1980), ‘A Life Cycle
Model of Female Labour Supply’, Review of Economic Studies , 47
(1), January, 47–74 339
16. Joseph G. Altonji (1986), ‘Intertemporal Substitution in Labor
Supply: Evidence from Micro Data’, Journal of Political Economy ,
94 (3), June, S176–215 367
17. Richard Blundell and Ian Walker (1986), ‘A Life-Cycle Consistent
Empirical Model of Family Labour Supply Using Cross-Section
Data’, Review of Economic Studies , 53 (4), 539–58 407
18. Richard Blundell, Alan Duncan and Costas Meghir (1998),
‘Estimating Labor Supply Responses Using Tax Reforms’,
Econometrica , 66 (4), July, 827–61 427

B Dynamics and Uncertainty in a Collective Framework
19. Maurizio Mazzocco (2007), ‘Household Inter Temporal Behaviour:
A Collective Characterization and a Test of Commitment’, Review
of Economic Studies , 74 (3), July, 857–95 463
20. Alessandra Voena (2015), ‘Yours, Mine, and Ours: Do Divorce
Laws Affect the Intertemporal Behavior of Married Couples?’,
American Economic Review , 105 (8), August, 2295–332 502
21. Marion Goussé, Nicolas Jacquemet and Jean-Marc Robin (2017),
‘Marriage, Labor Supply, and Home Production’, Econometrica , 85
(6), November, 1873–919 540
22. Pierre-André Chiappori, Monica Costa Dias and Costas Meghir
(2018), ‘The Marriage Market, Labor Supply, and Education
Choice’, Journal of Political Economy , 126 (S1), October, S26–72 587

C The Impact of Welfare Programs
23. James J. Heckman (1974), ‘Effects of Child-Care Programs on
Women’s Work Effort’, Journal of Political Economy , 82 (2) (Part
2), March–April, S136–63 635
24. Hilary Williamson Hoynes (1996), ‘Welfare Transfers in Two-Parent
Families: Labor Supply and Welfare Participation Under AFDC-UP’,
Econometrica , 64 (2), March, 295–332 663
25. Michael Keane and Robert Moffitt (1998), ‘A Structural Model of
Multiple Welfare Program Participation and Labor Supply’,
International Economic Review , 39 (3), August, 553–89 701
26. Michal Myck, Olivier Bargain, Miriam Beblo, Denis Beninger,
Richard Blundell, Raquel Carrasco, Maria-Concetta Chiuri,
François Laisney, Valérie Lechene, Ernesto Longobardi, Nicolas
Moreau, Javier Ruiz-Castillo and Frederic Vermeulen (2006), ‘The
Working Families’ Tax Credit and Some European Tax Reforms in
a Collective Setting’, Review of Economics of the Household , 4 (2),
June, 129–58 738
27. Daniela Del Boca, Christopher Flinn and Matthew Wiswall (2014),
‘Household Choices and Child Development’, Review of Economic
Studies , 81 (1), January,137–85 768
28. Richard Blundell, Monica Costa Dias, Costas Meghir and Jonathan
Shaw (2016), ‘Female Labor Supply, Human Capital, and Welfare
Reform’, Econometrica , 84 (5), September, 1705–53 817
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