Strategic weight within couples: a microsimulation approach

Kristian Orsini and Amadéo Spadaro
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Kristian Orsini: CES - Center for Economic Studies - UCL - Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain
Amadéo Spadaro: PJSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École nationale des ponts et chaussées - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, FEDEA - Fundacion de estudios de economia aplicada - FEDEA, UIB - Universitat de les Illes Balears = Universidad de las Islas Baleares = University of the Balearic Islands

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Abstract: Individual strategic weight plays an important role in the intra-household allocation of resources; however, empirical studies invariably find such weight difficult to define in a plausible and computable way, given the available data. This paper proposes a framework for the calculation of household members' strategic weight that can be easily computed using a microsimulation model. The index proposed for each member as the share of resources the household would lose should he or she abandon it. The causes of strategic weight differentials are analysed in four EU countries with significantly different employment structure and tax-benefit systems (Finland, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom), using EUROMOD, an integrated EU-15 microsimulation model.

Keywords: individual strategic weight; microsimulation; tax-benefit systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-10
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