This paper deals with three topics which have been neglected in the economics of the family literature. First, how is the distribution of household income endogenously determined within a marriage? Second, what is the desirable allocation of authority to determine the sharing rule of household...

The effects of pension policies on fertility have been examined in the overlapping generations (OLG) model of unitary household in which no heterogeneity exists between the wife and the husband. This paper departs from the OLG model and focuses on the marital bargaining arising from the...