Non-market household time and the cost of children [Dataset]

A distinguishing feature among households is whether adult members work or not, since the occupational status of adults affects their available time for home activities. Using a survey method in two countries, Belgium and Germany, we provide household incomes that retain the level of well-being across different family types, distinguished by family size and occupational status of adults. Our tests support that childcare-time costs are important determinants of household well-being. Estimates of child costs relative to an adult are higher for households that are time-constrained (all adults in the household work). Moreover, we find supportive evidence for the hypothesis that, in two-adult households, there is a potential for within-household welfare gains from specialization in market- vs. domestic activities,especially childcare

Evidence on the Insurance Effect of Marginal Income Taxes

CEPR Discussion Papers No. 6710

Properties of Equivalence Scales in Different Countries

household economies of scale, equivalence scales, survey method, independence of base, C42, C90, D31, D63, I31,