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The distribution of financial well-being and income within the household

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  • Martin Browning

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  • Jens Bonke & Martin Browning, 2009. "The distribution of financial well-being and income within the household," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 31-42, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:reveho:v:7:y:2009:i:1:p:31-42
    DOI: 10.1007/s11150-008-9044-3
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    Keywords

    Relative income; Well-being; Happiness; Intra-household allocation; Unitary models; D13; D60; D63; I31;
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    JEL classification:

    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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