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The Measurement of Child Costs: Evidence from Ireland

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  • Olivier Bargain

    (University College Dublin)

  • Olivier Donni

    (Université Cergy-Pontoise, THEMA)

  • Monnet Gbakou

    (University College Dublin)

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We apply an extension of the Rothbarth approach to estimate the share of household resources accruing to children (i.e., the cost of children) in Ireland. The method also allows us to identify the economies of scale in the household and indifference scales in Lewbel (2003)’s sense. A practical aspect of the present approach is that it does not require price variation. The identification of the children’s share requires the observation of adult-specific goods as in the traditional Rothbarth method. We compare our findings to previous results for Ireland.

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Article provided by Economic and Social Studies in its journal Economic and Social Review.

Volume (Year): 41 (2010)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 1-20

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Handle: RePEc:eso:journl:v:41:y:2010:i:1:p:1-20

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  1. Jason Loughrey & Cathal O’Donoghue, 2012. "The Welfare Impact of Price Changes on Household Welfare and Inequality 1999-2011," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 43(1), pages 31–66.
  2. Bargain, Olivier & Donni, Olivier, 2009. "The Measurement of Child Costs: A Rothbarth-Type Method Consistent with Scale Economies," IZA Discussion Papers 4654, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  3. BARGAIN Olivier & DONNI Olivier, 2010. "The Measurement of Child Costs: A Rothbarth-Type Method Consistent with Scale Economies and Parents? Bargaining," CEPS/INSTEAD Working Paper Series 2010-30, CEPS/INSTEAD.

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