Elisabeth Gugl Rice University   Rice University Department of Economics - MS 22 6100 Main Street Houston, Texas 77005 USA   egugl@rice.edu     Biographical Sketch: Graduate Student at Rice University 1998 - Master's degree from Karl-Franzens University, Graz Austria 1998 Master Thesis Director: Nick Baigent Thesis Titel: Essays in Intrafamily Distribution Thesis Director: Herve Moulin Core-Paper: Individual vs. Joint Taxation and Intrafamily Distribution Work in Progress: (1) Strategic labor supply decision of couples in a two-period bargaining model; (2) Solidarity Property and symmetric utility possibility sets. Working paper: Pigou's Conjecture and Tax Competition - A Comment on Zodrow and Mieszkowski (1986) and Sinn (1997) Conference Presentations CEPET, June 2001, Udine Italy Midwest Economic Theory and International Trade meeting, October 2001 State College, PA Southeast Economic Theory and International Economics Conference, November 2001 Social Choice and Welfare Meetings, Juli 2002   Primary Research Focus: Family Economics, Applied Game Theory, Welfare Economics   JEL Areas: D1 : Household Behavior: General C7 : Game Theory and Bargaining Theory:General