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Commodity Demands and Female Labour-Supply over the Life-Cycle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 August 2016

Pedro Duarte Neves
Pedro Duarte Neves*
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Summary

This paper outlines a methodology to identify the preference parameters that characterize household behaviour over the life-cycle, through the specification and estimation of a model of individual behaviour. The focus of this research is directed towards commodity demands, female labour supply and the intertemporal allocation of lifetime wealth. Empirical estimates of the parameters of interest are reported at the end of this paper.

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Cet article met en avant une méthodologie qui permet d’identifier les paramètres de préférences qui caractérisent les comportements des ménages au cours du cycle de vie, au travers de la spécification et de l’estimation d’un modèle de comportement individuel. La recherche est centrée sur les demandes de biens, l’offre de travail des femmes et l’allocation intertemporelle de la richesse. Des estimations empiriques des paramètres concernés sont rapportés à la fin de l’article.

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Recherches Économiques de Louvain/ Louvain Economic Review , Volume 58 , Issue 2 , 1992 , pp. 191 - 212
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Copyright © Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de recherches économiques et sociales 1992 

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This paper summarizes the main conclusions of my doctoral dissertation. Anton Barten’s and Richard Blundell’s supervision and cooperation were essential. Financial support from Junta Nacional de Investigação Científica e Tecnológica and from the Commission of the European Communities is gratefully acknowledged.

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