. 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 …

We study the importance of the extended family - the dynasty - for the persistence in inequality across generations. We … extended family relative to the parents increases. …

We study the importance of the extended family - the dynasty - for the persistence in inequality across generations. We … extended family relative to the parents increases. …

We study the importance of the extended family - or the dynasty - for the persistence in human capital inequality … transmission of human capital. We use three different measures of human capital: years of schooling, family income and an index of …

and the experiences of dual-earner couples. It broadens our understanding of occupational and family career strategies … of life in American society. *The multiple strands of life—career, family and personal—unfold over time. Spouses move … or not, to relocate for his or her career or not—all having long-term consequences for life quality and for gender …