The family is a complex decision unit in which partners with potentially different objectives make consumption, work … research in the growing area of family economics. The first half of the book develops several alternative models of family … important role of within-family transfers is explained. The implications for marriage, divorce, and fertility are discussed. The …

Estimation of Income and Substitution Effects in a Model of Family Labor Supply', Econometrica, 42 (1), January, 73-85 45 -- 4 …. Jerry Hausman and Paul Ruud (1984), 'Family Labor Supply with Taxes', American Economic Review, 74 (2), May, 242-8 58 -- 5 … Erik Lommerud (1995), 'Family Policy with Non-Cooperative Families', Scandinavian Journal of Economics , 97 (4), December …

"This Research Collection surveys the main contribution to labor supply decisions within the family. It covers both … theory, from the initial 'unitary' model that postulates that the family behaves as a single decision maker, to modern …