variables. We find that the probability that the wife is in charge is affected by household characteristics such as family size …'s characteristics in terms of age, education, and income. The main conclusion is that decision-making power over family economics is not …

The paper re-examines the idea that a family can be viewed as a community governed by a self-enforcing constitution …

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Gary Becker's path-breaking Treatise on the Family provides an … occasion to reexamine both the American family and family economics. We begin by discussing how families have changed in recent … been family functions and home production by government programs and market transactions. After discussing recent work in …

We study the link between family violence and the emotional cues associated with wins and losses by local professional …

self-employment and unpaid family workers. …