The economics of the family and family policy

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The economics of the family and family policy

Francisco Cabrillo ; [translated by Jennifer McDonald]

Edward Elgar, c1999

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Matrimonio, familia y economía

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注記

Includes index

Bibliography: p. 178-183

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This comprehensive and authoritative book offers a global approach to the modern economics of the family, family law and family policy. Beginning with the division of labour in the family, this book deals with the economics of marriage, the demand for children, inter-generational relationships, and the economics of inheritance. The family is analysed using the theory of utility maximisation assuming that individuals wish to achieve the greatest possible satisfaction with limited resources and imperfect knowledge. The family is examined from both long and short term perspectives, and it is assumed that the family is cooperative with incentives for altruistic behaviour greater than in any other social group. Francisco Cabrillo then develops the analysis to include a discussion of the economics of family policy, an area not widely discussed in the existing literature, with special reference to the European Union. He makes use of simple and clear analytical models, such as neoclassical optimization and game theory, to explain the rationality of individual behaviour in the family and the responses to the incentives created by public policies. The Economics of the Family and Family Policy will be essential reading for economists interested in the family, public policy as well as sociologists and policymakers.

目次

Contents: Preface 1. Economists and the Family 2. The Family as an Economic Unit 3. Marriage(I) 4. Marriage (II) 5. Children 6. The Intergenerational Pact 7. Inheritance 8. Family Protection and Pro-Natalist Policies 9. The Economic Foundations and Effects of a Policy for the Family 10. Technical Problems involved in an Economic Policy for Family Protection Index

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