Journal Article
Unitary or Noncooperative Intrahousehold Model? Evidence from Couples in Uganda

Published
2016-04-05
Journal
World Bank Economic Review 30 (Suppl):S77-85Metadata
Abstract
We present an overview of the evidence regarding the unitary, collective and noncooperative models of household decision making and discuss how they can affect individual and household welfare. We then discuss the results of an artefactual experiment conducted in Uganda with spouses in order to test whether household members maximize common preferences, or instead are willing to pay a significant cost to hide money from their spouse. We find that both the unitary and non-cooperative models exist in the intra-household decision making process and that a “one-size fits all” model of household decision making is unlikely to be satisfactory.Citation
“Fiala, Nathan; He, Xi. 2016. Unitary or Noncooperative Intrahousehold Model? Evidence from Couples in Uganda. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/32233 License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO.”
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