title: Measuring the cost of children.
abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to present a survey and synthesis of those economic models that have been used to derive estimates of marginal child costs from cross-sectional data on household expenditure patterns [in Australia].... In the next section the argument that the 'costs of children' should not be a concern of social policy is considered (and rejected). Section III then summarises the models.... In Section IV an Engel curve system estimated from the 1988-89 Household Expenditure Survey is used to compare [the models].... In the concluding section some directions for further research and data collection strategies are discussed."
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D018803:Models, Economic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design
keywords: Age Factors; Australia; Child--cost; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Model; Measurement; Models, Theoretical; Oceania; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Social Policy; Youth