Essays on the Economics of the Family
Contributors: Goldin, Claudia D.; Katz, Lawrence F.; Fryer, Jr., Roland G.
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Description: This dissertation contains three essays analyzing how families form and how family members interact. The first chapter studies and connects recent trends in age at marriage and divorce. The second chapter looks within marriages to analyze household bargaining. The final chapter examines the effects on cohort characteristics of the changes in fertility induced by the legalization of abortion.
Notes: Keywords: abortion, divorce, family, household bargaining, marriage.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2012