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The Economics of Marriage
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Edward Elgar Pub
Publication date January 31, 2016
Pages 895
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781784710248
ISBN-10 1784710245
Dimensions 2.25 by 6.75 by 9.50 in.
Weight 3.77 lbs.
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $455.00
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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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9781784710248 | details & prices | 895 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 2.25 in. | 3.77 lbs | List price $455.00
About: 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.

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