Economics of the Family

by Pierre-André Chiappori, Martin Browning, Yoram Weiss

Book Overview

The family is a complex decision unit in which partners with potentially different objectives make consumption, work and fertility decisions. Couples marry and divorce partly based on their ability to coordinate these activities, which in turn depends on how well they are matched. This book provides a comprehensive, modern and self-contained account of the research in the growing area of family economics. The first half of the book develops several...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521795397
• ISBN13: 9780521795395
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"