The family is a complex decision unit in which partners with potentially different objectives make consumption, work and fertility decisions. Couples marry and

This book provides a comprehensive, modern, and self-contained account of the research in the growing area of family economics. It is intended for graduate stud

The family is a complex decision unit in which partners with potentially different objectives make consumption, work, and fertility decisions. Couples marry and

Handbook of the Economics of the Family, Volume One includes comprehensive surveys of the current state of the economics literaure in the field, prepared by lea

Over the years there has been substantial changes in the size, composition, educational level, work activity, and locational choice of families. This book offer