Economics in a Family Way

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Economics in a Family Way

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Theodore C. Bergstrom

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This paper argues that the economics of the family can be much enriched by incorporating recent developments in evolutionary biology, animal behavior studies, cultural evolution, anthropology, and game theory. Evolutionary foundations of sympathy between relatives are explored. Applications of the theory of cultural evolution to the demographic transition and to wealth transfers between generations are investigated. The economics of marital institutions such as polygyny, polyandry, and matriarchy are discussed, as well as recent work by economists on non-monogamous mating arrangements in our own society. Applications of recent developments in non-cooperative bargaining theory and matching theory to the theory of marriage are presented.

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Volume (Year): 34 (1996)
Issue (Month): 4 (December)
Pages: 1903-1934
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- Ted Bergstrom, 1995. "Economic in a Family Way," Papers _028, University of Michigan, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
- Bergstrom, T., 1995. "Economics of a Family Way," Papers 95-07, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory.
- Ted Bergstrom, 1996. "Economics in a Family Way," University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series 1996B, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara. [Downloadable!]
- Theodore C. Bergstrom, 1995. "Economics in a Family Way," Labor and Demography 9507002, EconWPA, revised 06 Feb 1996. [Downloadable!]
- Theodore C. Bergstrom, . "Economics in a Family Way," ELSE working papers 018, ESRC Centre on Economics Learning and Social Evolution.

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Ted Bergstrom, 1994. "Primogeniture, Monogamy and Reproductive Success in a Stratified Society," Meeting papers 9410001, EconWPA, revised 10 Oct 1994. [Downloadable!]
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- Ted Bergstrom, . "Primogeniture, Monogamy, and Reproductive Success in a Stratified Society," Papers _031, University of Michigan, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
- Theodore C. Bergstrom, . "Primogeniture, Monogamy and Reproductive Success in a Stratified Society," ELSE working papers 044, ESRC Centre on Economics Learning and Social Evolution.
- Ted Bergstrom, . "Primogeniture, Monogamy, and Reproductive Success in a Stratified Society," Papers _025, University of Michigan, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
- Ted Bergstrom, 1994. "Primogeniture, Monogamy, and Reproductive Success in a Stratified Society," University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series 1994B, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara. [Downloadable!]
Ted Bergstrom, 1995. "A Survey of Theories of the Family," Papers _027, University of Michigan, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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- Ted Bergstrom, 1995. "A Survey of Theories of the Family," University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series 1995D, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara. [Downloadable!]
- Bergstrom, T.C., 1993. "A Survey of Theories of the Family," Papers 93-02, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory.
- Ted Bergstrom, 1994. "A Survey of Theories of the Family," Labor and Demography 9401001, EconWPA, revised 10 Oct 1994. [Downloadable!]
- Bergstrom, Theodore C., 1993. "A survey of theories of the family," Handbook of Population and Family Economics, in: M. R. Rosenzweig & Stark, O. (ed.), Handbook of Population and Family Economics, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 2, pages 21-79 Elsevier. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Ted Bergstrom, 1989. "Love and Spaghetti, The Opportunity Cost of Virtue," University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series 1989B, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara. [Downloadable!]
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- Bergstrom, Ted, 1989. "Love and Spaghetti, the Opportunity Cost of Virtue," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 3(2), pages 165-73, Spring. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Donald Cox & Oded Stark, 1996. "Intergenerational Transfers and the Demonstration Effect," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 329., Boston College Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
Ted Bergstrom, 1994. "On the Economics of Polygyny," Microeconomics 9410001, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Theodore C. Bergstrom, . "On the Economics of Polygyny," ELSE working papers 042, ESRC Centre on Economics Learning and Social Evolution.
- Ted Bergstrom, 1994. "On the Economics of Polygyny," University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series 1994A, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara. [Downloadable!]
- Ted Bergstrom, 1994. "On the Economics of Polygyny," Papers _026, University of Michigan, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
- Ted Bergstrom, . "On the Economic of Polygyny," Papers _032, University of Michigan, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

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