Cherchye, Laurens; De Rock, Bram; Vermeulen, Frederic - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
We apply the collective consumption model of Browning, Chiappori and Lewbel (2006) to analyse economic well-being and poverty among the elderly. The model focuses on individual preferences, a consumption technology that captures the economies of scale of living in a couple, and a sharing rule...