How “Chicagoan” Are Gary Becker’S Economic Models Of Marriage?
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This paper describes Gary Becker s theory of marriage, compares Becker s students at Chicago were more interested in Becker s Friedmanian models of marriage than in his optimal assignment models.Download Info
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Volume (Year): 32 (2010)
Issue (Month): 03 (September)
Pages: 377-395
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- Shoshana Grossbard, 2009. "How "Chicagoan" are Gary Becker's Economic Models of Marriage?," CESifo Working Paper Series 2637, CESifo Group Munich.
- J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
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- Grossbard, Shoshana & Giménez, José Ignacio & Molina, José Alberto, 2010. "Racial Discrimination and Household Chores," IZA Discussion Papers 5345, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
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