Economics of the family / Martin Browning, University of Oxford, Pierre-André Chiappori, Columbia University, Yoram Weiss, Tel Aviv University.
"The family is a complex decision unit in which partners with potentially different objectives make consumption, work, and fertility decisions. Couples marry and divorce partly based on their ability to coordinate these activities, which in turn depends on how well they are matched. This book p...
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2014.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Models of household behavior. 1. Facts ; 2. The gains from marriage ; 3. Preferences and decision making ; 4. The collective model: a formal analysis ; 5. Empirical issues for the collective model ; 6. Uncertainty and dynamics in the collective model
- Part II. Equilibrium models of the marriage market. 7. Matching on the marriage market: theory ; 8. Sharing the gains from marriage ; 9. Investment in schooling and the marriage market ; 10. An equilibrium model of marriage, fertility, and divorce ; 11. Children and family structure.