theory of labor and marriage presented in Chapter 2, which provides the conceptual framework for the rest of the chapters …. Two major implications of the theory are sex ratio effects and compensating differentials in marriage. The book … marriage works to help us design better economic and social policies as well as help people live better and happier lives …

presented in this book extends the theory of the multi-person household along an important but relatively neglected dimension …. Moreover, the more advanced models combine traditional exchange (markets for commodities) and matching (markets for people or … Haller and Hans Gersbach have pioneered a ‘market’ approach that applies the tools of general equilibrium theory to the …

Home/Front examines the gendered exploitation of labor in the household from a postmodern Marxian perspective. The … Wolff to explore power, domination, and exploitation in the modern household. …

In response to growing interest in household finance, this collection of essays with a foreword by John Y. Campbell …, studies household and consumer use of credit instruments. It shows how individual consumers and households utilize various …

between gender and time use. Household composition, sexuality, migration patterns, income levels, and race/ethnicity are all …. Environmental Chores, Household Time Use, and Gender in Rural Tanzania -- 17. Gender Divisions in the Real Time of the Elderly in …

alternative scales -- 8. Time Predictions: Matching the Method to the Situation -- 9. How to Obtain Overoptimistic Time …