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This collection of essays features debate among neoclassical, institutionalist and feminist theorists, providing an invaluable guide to the evolution of economic approaches to the family. The clash of paradigms illuminates some issues of profound concern to economics as a whole, such as the relative importance of altruism and self-interest.

Both abstract mathematical models and interdisciplinary approaches are represented, and the empirical articles explore trends in developing as well as advanced industrial countries. The list of specific topics includes bargaining power models, fertility decline, intergenerational transfers, intrahousehold allocation, class inequality, and state policy.

The editor's introduction provides a broad overview of the fascinating controversies that are emerging in this relatively new field of economics.

The Economics of the Family

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This collection of essays features debate among neoclassical, institutionalist and feminist theorists, providing an invaluable guide to the evolution of... Read more

    Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
    Publication Date: 01/04/1996
    ISBN13: 9781858981918, 978-1858981918
    ISBN10: 1858981913

    Number of Pages: 720

    Non Fiction , Business, Finance & Law

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    This collection of essays features debate among neoclassical, institutionalist and feminist theorists, providing an invaluable guide to the evolution of economic approaches to the family. The clash of paradigms illuminates some issues of profound concern to economics as a whole, such as the relative importance of altruism and self-interest.

    Both abstract mathematical models and interdisciplinary approaches are represented, and the empirical articles explore trends in developing as well as advanced industrial countries. The list of specific topics includes bargaining power models, fertility decline, intergenerational transfers, intrahousehold allocation, class inequality, and state policy.

    The editor's introduction provides a broad overview of the fascinating controversies that are emerging in this relatively new field of economics.

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