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Provides the first comprehensive economic theory of marriage, spanning a wider variety of aspects of marriage including chapters on labor supply of women and the effect of marriage on productivity at work
Surveys an extensive literature on various aspects of marriage written by economists, sociologists, anthropologists and others
Presents both theoretical and empirical analysis on the topics discussed
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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A Model of Work-In-Household and Labor Supply with Privately Consumed Household Goods
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Front Matter
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Labor Supply and Other Time Uses
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Front Matter
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Consumption and Savings
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About this book
Reviews
“The book does give fascinating insights into the development of the Chicagoan approach to family household economics, as well as showing a characteristic ability to apply relatively simple price theoretic models to explain a wide range of empirical phenomena. It can be recommended to researchers, in the social sciences generally as well as in economics, for its insights into the development of the ideas of the ‘Chicago School’ in this area of economics … .” (Patricia Apps, Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. LIII, December, 2015)
Authors and Affiliations
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San Diego, USA
Shoshana Grossbard
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Marriage Motive: A Price Theory of Marriage
Book Subtitle: How Marriage Markets Affect Employment, Consumption, and Savings
Authors: Shoshana Grossbard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1623-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-1622-7Published: 25 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4250-3Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-1623-4Published: 25 November 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 209
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations
Topics: Labor Economics, Family, Sociology, general, Anthropology, Microeconomics