-U function of marriage duration, reaches its maximum when children are in their teens, and declines thereafter. We use our …This paper bridges two distinct areas of inquiry: the economic theory of the family and behavioral research on time …-inconsistent preferences. In our model, hyperbolic discounting couples engage in household production activities, thereby accumulating family …

whether and when to have children. Decisions regarding fertility are influenced by policy and labor market factors that affect … the earnings opportunities of mothers and the costs of raising children. We show how observed dierences in these economic …

children. They were more likely to remain in the labour force and had higher rates at which they entered it. While more likely …

This paper explores the implications of gender-based income taxation in a non-cooperative model of a couple's time … by gender is solely determined by spouses' relative marginal rates of substitution between the public household good and … sharp contrast to previous models of gender-based taxation in which households select Pareto efficient allocations …

particularly pronounced for couples with dependent children, low family income, and high mortgage debt. Results are robust to a …

parents and the well-being of children in single-parent households. Noncustodial parents choose the level of a child support … welfare reforms might have on divorced parents and their children. Such adverse effects may arise because an increase in the …

We present a non-cooperative model of a family's time allocation between work and a home-produced public good, and … adjustment of intra-family transfers compensates the secondary earner for the increased tax load …

parents and the well-being of children in single-parent households. Noncustodial parents choose the level of a child support … welfare reforms might have on divorced parents and their children. Such adverse effects may arise because an increase in the …