. Yet the family (and decision making in families) is typically ignored in macroeconomic models. In this chapter, we argue … that family economics should be an integral part of macroeconomics and that accounting for the family leads to new answers …-run fluctuations and argue that changes in family structure in recent decades have important repercussions for the determination of …

Is gender a primary determinant of patterns of participation in the labor force among adult men and women with … different household responsibilities? No, although gender affects employment decisions indirectly, through household role. Labor …

Is gender a primary determinant of patterns of participation in the labor force among adult men and women with … different household responsibilities? No, although gender affects employment decisions indirectly, through household role. Labor … gender is a primary determinant shaping these patterns.She finds that labor supply patterns are driven more by household role …

cycle in Germany and in the United States. Previous research has found that, firstly, the extensive margin dominates and … Germany it is quite volatile over time. In general the intensive margin in Germany is more important than in the United States … Great Recession and the subsequent time period the intensive margin is dominant in Germany independent of the choice of the …