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xxi, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Jacob Mincer -- Marriage and the economy / Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman -- PART I. THE ECONOMICS OF MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE -- Economics of marriage and household formation / Michael J. Brien, Michelle E. Sheran -- Economics of divorce / Evelyn L. Lehrer -- Effects of public policy / Leslie Whittington, James Alm -- PART II. EFFECTS OF MARRIAGE ON INCOME USES -- Control over money in marriage / Frances Woolley -- Marriage, assets, and savings / Joseph P. Lupton, James P. Smith -- Economics of child support / Andrea H. Beller, John W. Graham -- Marriage prospects and welfare use / John Fitzgerald -- PART III. EFFECTS OF MARRIAGE ON TIME USES -- Marriage, household production and earnings / Joni Hersch -- Marriage and work for pay / Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman, Shoshana Neuman -- Marriage, work for pay, and childcare / Rachel Connelly, Jean Kimmel -- Marriage and home-based paid employment / Elizabeth Field-Hendrey, Linda N. Edwards -- PART IV. MARRIAGE AND THE MACROECONOMY -- Married households and gross household product / Duncan Ironmonger, Faye Soupourmas -- Marriage, parental investment, and the macroeconomy / Shirley Burggraf. |
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Marriage -- Economic aspects -- Developed countries.
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Married people -- Employment -- Developed countries.
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Families -- Economic aspects -- Developed countries.
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Social values -- Developed countries.
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Industrialization -- Developed countries -- History -- 20th century.
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Economics -- Developed countries -- History -- 20th century.
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| Alt Author |
Grossbard-Shechtman, Shoshana, 1948-
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| ISBN |
0521814545 |
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0521891434 (pbk.) |
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