Children and household living standards

Published on 1 January 1993

A survey of the main issues involved in using equivalence scales to estimate the costs of children for policy purposes: the authors estimate a range of scales for the UK and examine the impact of varying scales on official statistics.

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A survey of the main issues involved in using equivalence scales to estimate the costs of children for policy purposes: the authors estimate a range of scales for the UK and examine the impact of varying scales on official statistics.

    Authors

    James Banks
    James Banks

    CPP Co-Director

    James is Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at Manchester, working on broad issues in the economics of retirement, savings and health.

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    DOI
    10.1920/re.ifs.1993.0042
    ISBN
    978-1-873357-21-7
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    Banks, J and Johnson, P. (1993). Children and household living standards. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/children-and-household-living-standards (accessed: 19 July 2025).

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