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Parental bargaining and child health: a theoretical note

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  • Biswajit Mandal

    (Visva-Bharati University)

  • Bhaskar Bhattacharyya

    (Visva-Bharati University)

  • Saswati Chaudhuri

    (St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous))

Abstract

We attempt to determine how parental bargaining impacts the allocation of the family budget on child health. We developed a standard utility maximization problem for a representative family using a Cobb–Douglas utility function. We find that the child health is not affected by the bargaining power of the parents and their individual preferences. Rather, parental income and the output elasticity of child health input increases child health. The theoretical findings observed in the study are corroborated by suitable empirical findings.

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  • Biswajit Mandal & Bhaskar Bhattacharyya & Saswati Chaudhuri, 2024. "Parental bargaining and child health: a theoretical note," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 4(4), pages 1-17, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:snbeco:v:4:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1007_s43546-024-00637-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s43546-024-00637-2
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    Keywords

    Mother’s autonomy; Parental bargaining; Health demand; Child health;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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