Common preference models of family behavior imply income pooling, a restriction on family demand functions such that only the sum of husband's income and wife's income affect the allocation of goods and time. Testing the pooling hypothesis is difficult because most family income sources are not...

Does joint taxation disadvantage women? To answer that question, this article begins by reviewing bargaining models of intrafamily allocation and discussing the determinants of 'bargaining power'. It argues that wage rates rather than earnings are determinants of bargaining power, and that...

Gary Becker's influence on the economics of the family has been pervasive. His ideas have dominated research in the economics of the family, shaping the tools we use, the questions we ask, and the answers we give. The foundational assumptions of Becker's economic approach to the family --...