A Theory of the Allocation of Time "
- P. Chiappori, A. Lewbel
- Economics
- 2014
Beckers (1965) paper, "A Theory of the Allocation of Time" revolutionized the modeling of household behavior, by unifying Marshallian demand functions for goods with labor supply and related time…
RATIONAL HOUSEHOLD LABOR SUPPLY
- P. Chiappori
- Economics
- 1988
Traditionally, household behavior is derived from the maximization of a unique utility function. In this paper, we propose an alternative approach, in which the household is modeled as a two-member…
Collective Labor Supply and Welfare
- P. Chiappori
- EconomicsJournal of Political Economy
- 1 June 1992
The paper develops a general, "collective" model of household labor supply in which agents are characterized by their own (possibly altruistic) preferences, and household decisions are only assumed…
Testing for Asymmetric Information in Insurance Markets
- P. Chiappori, B. Salanié
- EconomicsJournal of Political Economy
- 1 February 2000
The first goal of this paper is to provide a simple and general test of the presence of asymmetric information in contractual relationships within a competitive context. We also argue that insurance…
Efficient Intra-Household Allocations: A General Characterization and Empirical Tests
- M. Browning, P. Chiappori
- Economics
- 1 November 1998
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 individuals…
Income and Outcomes: A Structural Model of Intrahousehold Allocation
- M. Browning, F. Bourguignon, P. Chiappori, V. Lechene
- EconomicsJournal of Political Economy
- 1 December 1994
There is evidence from several sources that one cannot treat many-person households as a single decision maker. If this is the case, then factors such as the relative incomes of the household members…
Marriage Market, Divorce Legislation, and Household Labor Supply
- P. Chiappori, B. Fortin, G. Lacroix
- Economics, SociologyJournal of Political Economy
- 24 January 2002
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 marriage market…
Unitary versus collective models of the household : time to shift the burden of proof?
- P. Chiappori
- Economics
- 1 February 1995
Until recently, most economists viewed the household as a collection of individuals who behave as if in agreement on how best to combine time and goods (purchased or produced at home) to produce…
Asymmetric information in insurance: general testable implications
- P. Chiappori, B. Jullien, B. Salanié, F. Salanié
- Economics
- 1 December 2006
Several recent articles on empirical contract theory and insurance have tested for a positive correlation between coverage and ex post risk, as predicted by standard models of pure adverse selection…
Collective Labour Supply: Heterogeneity and Nonparticipation
- R. Blundell, P. Chiappori, T. Magnac, C. Meghir
- EconomicsSSRN Electronic Journal
- 1 September 2005
We present identification and estimation results for the "collective" model of labour supply in which there are discrete choices, censoring of hours and nonparticipation in employment. We derive the…
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