Intrahousehold Resources Conference 2026
Tuesday, May 19 - Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Organizers: Costas Meghir (Yale University), Pierre André Chiappori (Columbia University), Laurens Cherchye (University of Leuven), Bram de Rock (ECARES, ULB), and Frederic Vermuelen (University of Leuven)
Agenda
Tuesday, May 19
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09:30 - 10:00 |
“Collective Models of Intrahousehold Allocations: Theory (Static Framework)”Pierre-André Chiappori (Columbia University) |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
“Point-Identification of Collective Household Models”Arthur Lewbel (Boston College) |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
“The Revealed Preference Approach to Analyzing Collective Household Consumption: A Practical Roadmap”Frederic Vermeulen (University of Leuven) |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee Break |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
“Marriage, Divorce and Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital”Monica Costa Dias (Bristol University and IFS) |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
“Intrahousehold Private Consumption: Individual Responses to Wage Shocks in Developed Countries”José Alberto Molina (University of Zaragoza) |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 - 14:30 |
“Bargaining Models of Intrahousehold Allocations”Olivier Donni (Université de Cergy-Pontoise) |
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14:30 - 15:00 |
“Intrahousehold Welfare and Allocations with Private and Public Goods”Yoko Okuyama (Uppsala University) |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
“Intrahousehold Allocations and Nutrition in Developing Countries”Rossella Calvi (Rice University) Joint work with Jacob Penglase |
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
“Non-Collective Approaches to Household Behaviour”Valérie Lechene (UCL) |
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16:30 - 17:00 |
“Marital Matching and Intrahousehold Allocation”Bernard Salanié (Columbia University) |
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19:30 |
Dinner at Polpetta |
Wednesday, May 20
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10:00 - 10:30 |
“Marriage Formation and Within-Household Resource Allocation: A Search-Matching and Bargaining Framework”Jean-Marc Robin (Sciences Po) |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
“Intrahousehold Labor Supply as an Insurance to External Financial and Labor Market Shocks”Richard Blundell (UCL and IFS) and Itay Saporta-Eksten (University of Manchester) |
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11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee Break |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
“New Insights in the Economics of Dowry and Bride Price”Selma Walther (University of Sussex) |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
“Risk Sharing Within the Household”Alex Theloudis (Tilburg University) |
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 - 14:30 |
“Household Decision-Making and Child Outcomes: Measurement and Testing of the Maternal Argument”Ingvild Almås (Zürich University) Joint work with Pedro Carneiro, Bet Caeyers and Tillmann Eymess |
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14:30 - 15:00 |
“Family Secrets: How Private Information Shapes Household Behavior”Suzanne Bellue (CREST, IP Paris) |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee Break |
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15:30 - 16:00 |
“Assortative Mating and Children”Edoardo Ciscato (University of Leuven) |
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16:00 - 16:30 |
“Marriage Markets, Labor Markets and Divorce”Paula Calvo (Arizona State University) |
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19:30 |
Dinner at Yacht Club Monaco |
Conference Venue / Hotel Information
Novotel Monte Carlo
16 Bd Princesse Charlotte, 98000 Monaco
Reservations are now closed. Due to the proximity of the event dates, please contact the hotel directly regarding availability:
Telephone: 00377 99 99 83 06
mateo.osorio@accor.com
Cancellations
- Free cancellations until April 18, 2026
- April 19 - May 2, 2026 cancellations or modifications incur one-night penalty
- May 3, 2026 onward, reservations are non-refundable, non-modifiable, and non-cancellable