The Economics of the Family
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2014
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| Authors: | Redmount, Esther |
| Publisher: |
Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO |
| Subject: | Familienökonomik | Family economics | Theorie | Theory | Fertilität | Fertility |
| Description of contents: |
A fascinating look at the role that households-and the dynamics of families, in particular-play in creating economic growth and social stability in modern economies and markets
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| Extent: | Online-Ressource (593 p) |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record Cover; Half Title; Volume 1; Title Page ; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction to Volume One; Chapter 1: You Say You Want a Revolution: The New and Old Economics of the Family; Chapter 2: The American Family in Numbers; Chapter 3: Families, Taxes, and the Welfare System; Chapter 4: Intergenerational Households and Proximity; Chapter 5: Going It Alone: Single-Mother Households in the United States; Chapter 6: How Economists Think about Marriage: Household Division of Labor and Marriage Markets; Chapter 7: Family Dysfunction: Domestic Violence; Chapter 8: Fertility in Developing Countries Chapter 9: Gender Discrimination in the FamilyAbout the Editor; About the Contributors; Index; Half Title; Volume 2; Title Page ; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to Volume Two; Chapter 1: Who's in Charge Here? Decision Making in the Family; Chapter 2: The Gender Pay Gap across Countries: A Human Capital Approach ; Chapter 3: Unpaid Time Use by Gender and Family Structure; Chapter 4: Families and the Economics of Flexible Workplaces; Chapter 5: Changing Technologies of Household Production: Causes and Effects; Chapter 6: Nontraditional Families, Alternative Households Chapter 7: Intergenerational Transfers and Caregiving within FamiliesChapter 8: Household Labor Supply and Dynamic Macroeconomic Analysis; About the Editor; About the Contributors; Index |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4408-0055-9 ; 978-1-4408-0056-6 ; 978-1-4408-0055-9 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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