%0 Report
        %A Bargain, Olivier B.
%A Donni, Olivier
        %T The Measurement of Child Costs: A Rothbarth-Type Method Consistent with Scale Economies
        %D 2009
        %8 2009 Dec
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 4654
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp4654
        %X We propose a new methodology to estimate the share of household income accruing to children (i.e., the cost of children). Following the principle of the Rothbarth approach, the identification of the children's share requires the observation of at least one adult-specific good. However, our method differs from this traditional approach in that it allows measuring economies of scale in the household and indifference scales in Lewbel (2003)'s sense. We illustrate the method with an application on the French Household Budget Survey.
        %K Rothbarth method
%K consumer demand
%K cost of children
%K scale economies
%K indifference scales
%K equivalence scales
%K collective model