Distributional Effects in Household Models
Separate Spheres and Income Pooling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9713433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Browning (0000-0002-6802-4557, University of Oxford), Pierre‐André Chiappori (Columbia University), Valérie Lechene (0000-0001-9818-9179, University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue | 545 |
| Pages | 786-799 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02311.x |
| OpenAlex | W2148946458 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 12 |
We derive distributional effects for a non-cooperative alternative to the unitary model of household behaviour. We consider the Nash equilibria of a voluntary contributions to public goods game. Our main result is that, in general, the two partners either choose to contribute to different public goods or they contribute to at most one common good. The former case corresponds to the separate spheres case of Lundberg and Pollak (1993) . The second outcome yields (local) income pooling. A household will be in different regimes depending on the distribution of income within the household. Any bargaining model with this non-cooperative case as a breakdown point will inherit the local income pooling. We conclude that targeting benefits such as child benefits to one household member may not always have an effect on outcomes. Copyright © The Author(s). Journal compilation © Royal Economic Society 2009
Bargaining problem · Distribution (mathematics · Econometrics · Economics · Geography · Household income · Income distribution · Inequality · Microeconomics · Outcome (game theory · Point (geometry · Pooling · Public economics · Public good · Unitary state · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
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| Citations per year | 1,29 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |