TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Bargain, Olivier B.
AU  - Donni, Olivier
        TI  - The Measurement of Child Costs: A Rothbarth-Type Method Consistent with Scale Economies
        PY  - 2009/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 4654
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp4654
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - Rothbarth method
KW  - consumer demand
KW  - cost of children
KW  - scale economies
KW  - indifference scales
KW  - equivalence scales
KW  - collective model
        ER  -