The Economics of Marriage (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series, 310) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1784710245 ISBN 13: 9781784710248

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Shoshana Grossbard, a leading scholar in this field, has selected the most influential classic and recent articles which highlight the economic importance of marriage and related institutions. The volume first considers marriage and related outcomes, including cohabitation, matching, brideprice and dowry, and law and economic questions relating to divorce. It then investigates the consequences of marriage and marriage markets for labour supply, household production, wages, consumption, household finance, education and fertility. A clear original introduction by the editor provides an illuminating guide to the selected articles and to their place within the economic and demographic literature.

36 articles, dating from 1971 to 2015
Contributors include: G.A. Akerlof, G.S. Becker, B.R. Bergmann, P.-A. Chiappori, W. Darity, S. Lundberg, M.B. McElroy, B. Stevenson, J. Wolfers, J.L. Yellen

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Edited by Shoshana A. Grossbard, Professor of Economics, San Diego State University, US

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1784710245
• ISBN 13: 9781784710248
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 936
• Editor: Grossbard Shoshana A.