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The economics of the family : how the household affects markets and economic growth /

A fascinating look at the role that households-and the dynamics of families, in particular-play in creating economic growth and social stability in modern economies and markets.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Redmount, Esther
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half Title; Volume 1; Title Page ; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction to Volume One; Chapter 1: You Say You Want a Revolution: The New and Old Economics of the Family; Chapter 2: The American Family in Numbers; Chapter 3: Families, Taxes, and the Welfare System; Chapter 4: Intergenerational Households and Proximity; Chapter 5: Going It Alone: Single-Mother Households in the United States; Chapter 6: How Economists Think about Marriage: Household Division of Labor and Marriage Markets; Chapter 7: Family Dysfunction: Domestic Violence; Chapter 8: Fertility in Developing Countries.
  • Chapter 9: Gender Discrimination in the FamilyAbout the Editor; About the Contributors; Index; Half Title; Volume 2; Title Page ; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to Volume Two; Chapter 1: Who's in Charge Here? Decision Making in the Family; Chapter 2: The Gender Pay Gap across Countries: A Human Capital Approach ; Chapter 3: Unpaid Time Use by Gender and Family Structure; Chapter 4: Families and the Economics of Flexible Workplaces; Chapter 5: Changing Technologies of Household Production: Causes and Effects; Chapter 6: Nontraditional Families, Alternative Households.
  • Chapter 7: Intergenerational Transfers and Caregiving within FamiliesChapter 8: Household Labor Supply and Dynamic Macroeconomic Analysis; About the Editor; About the Contributors; Index.