In this paper we discuss the importance of families for understanding economic inequality. Family structure can in …

Why has polygyny, marriage of a man to multiple women, common in most societies throughout history, almost disappeared … income have led to the rise of monogamy. A general equilibrium model of the marriage market illustrates that the spread of …

The prevalence and stability of marriage has declined in the United States as the economic lives of men and women have … converged. Family change has not been uniform, however, and the widening gaps in marital status, relationship stability, and …-Oaxaca decompositions of differences in key family outcomes across education groups show that, though individual non-cognitive traits are …

This paper examines tax planning of married couples under separate taxation. A theoretical analysis uses a family …

poverty among individuals within the same family structure. Background: Family structure is a dominant explanation for racial … structural factors. Yet, structural factors, like the legacy of slavery, may be key to understanding how race and family … U.S. South. Results: There is an impact of the legacy of slavery on Black-White inequality in poverty even within family …