Out of the wallet and into the purse: Using micro data to test income pooling

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 325-351

  Ward Batts, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POLICY APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 42549153802     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.43.2.325     Document Type: Article

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