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The family, although recognized as fundamental from Adam Smith on, received little systematic treatment in economics before the 1950s. A significant exception was Thomas Malthus's model of population growth.^[1] The work of Gary Becker and others initiated contemporary research on family economics with the application and extension of microeconomic theory and empirical methods. Standard aspects include:

fertility and the demand for children in developed and developing countries^[2]^[3]
child health and mortality^[4]
interrelation and trade-off of 'quantity' and 'quality' of children through investment of time and other resources of parents ^[5]^[6]
altruism in the family, including the rotten kid theorem^[7]
sexual division of labor through the household production function and outside the household.^[8]^[9]
mate selection,^[10] search costs, marriage, divorce, and imperfect information^[11]
family background and opportunities of children
intergenerational mobility and inequality,^[12] including the bequest motive.^[13]^[14]^[15]
human capital, social security, and the rise and fall of families^[16]^[17]^[18]
macroeconomics of the family.^[19]

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[edit] Notes

^ [Thomas Robert Malthus], (1798). An Essay on the Principle of Population. Arrow-searchable text.
^ Alicia Adsera (2008). "fertility in developed countries," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
^ T. Paul Schultz (2008). "fertility in developing countries," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
^ Janet Currie (2008). "child health and mortality," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
^ Gary S. Becker and Nigel Tomes (1976). "Child Endowments and the Quantity and Quality of Children," Journal of Political Economy, 84(4, Part 2), pp. S143-S162.
^ Eric A. Hanushek (1992) "The Trade-off between Child Quantity and Quality," Journal of Political Economy, 100(1), pp. 84-117.
^ Theodore C. Bergstrom (2008). "rotten kid theorem," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition, Abstract.
^ Olivier Donni (2008). "collective models of the household." The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
^ Shelly Lundberg and Robert A. Pollak (2008). "family decision making," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
^ Hao Li (2008). "assortative matching," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
^ Yoram Weiss (2008). "marriage and divorce," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
^ Gary Solon (2008). "intergenerational income mobility," " The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
^ Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Lawrence H. Summers (1981), "The Role of Intergenerational Transfers in Aggregate Capital Accumulation." Journal of Political Economy, 89(40), pp. 706-732.
^ John Laitner (2008). "bequests and the life cycle model," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition.Abstract.
^ Kathleen McGarry (2008). "inheritance and bequests." The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
^ Oded Galor (2008). "human capital, fertility and growth," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
^ Gary S. Becker (1987). "family," The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, v. 2, pp. 281-86.
^ John Ermisch (2008). "family economics," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.
^ Gary S. Becker (1988). "Family Economics and Macro Behavior," American Economic Review, 78(1) , pp. 1-13.

[edit] References

Gary S. Becker (1981, Enlarged ed., 1991). A Treatise on the Family. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-90698-5. Publisher's description & links to chapter previews.
_____ (1987). "family," The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, v. 2, pp. 281-86. Reprinted in (1989), Social Economics: The New Palgrave, pp. 65-76.
Yoram Ben-Porath (1982). "Economics and the Family-Match or Mismatch? a Review of Becker's A Treatise on the Family," Journal of Economic Literature, 20(1) (March), pp. 52-64.
Theodore C. Bergstrom (1996). "Economics in a Family Way," Journal of Economic Literature, 34(4), pp. 1903-1934.
Theodore C. Bergstrom and Mark Bagnoli (1993). "Courtship as a Waiting Game," Journal of Political Economy, 101(1), pp. 185-202.
Richard A. Berk (1987). "household production," The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, v. 2, pp. 673-75
John Ermisch (2003). An Economic Analysis of the Family, Princeton. Description and arrow-page searchable chapter-preview links. Pre-publication comments by Jere Behrman et al.
_____ (2008). "family economics," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract+ links to "Related Articles" Abstracts.
Mark R. Rosenzweig and Oded Stark, ed. (1997). Handbook of Population and Family Economics. Table of contents, v. 1A & 1B, pp. 1422. Elsevier. Overview and chapter previews.
Theodore W. Schultz, ed. (1974). Economics of the Family: Marriage, Children, and Human Capital, Chicago, University of Chicago Press

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[0] [Thomas Robert Malthus], (1798). An Essay on the Principle of Population. Arrow-searchable text.

[1] Alicia Adsera (2008). "fertility in developed countries," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.

[2] T. Paul Schultz (2008). "fertility in developing countries," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.

[3] Janet Currie (2008). "child health and mortality," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.

[4] Gary S. Becker and Nigel Tomes (1976). "Child Endowments and the Quantity and Quality of Children," Journal of Political Economy, 84(4, Part 2), pp. S143-S162.

[5] Eric A. Hanushek (1992) "The Trade-off between Child Quantity and Quality," Journal of Political Economy, 100(1), pp. 84-117.

[6] Theodore C. Bergstrom (2008). "rotten kid theorem," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition, Abstract.

[7] Olivier Donni (2008). "collective models of the household." The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.

[8] Shelly Lundberg and Robert A. Pollak (2008). "family decision making," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.

[9] Hao Li (2008). "assortative matching," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.

[10] Yoram Weiss (2008). "marriage and divorce," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.

[11] Gary Solon (2008). "intergenerational income mobility," " The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.

[12] Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Lawrence H. Summers (1981), "The Role of Intergenerational Transfers in Aggregate Capital Accumulation." Journal of Political Economy, 89(40), pp. 706-732.

[13] John Laitner (2008). "bequests and the life cycle model," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition.Abstract.

[14] Kathleen McGarry (2008). "inheritance and bequests." The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.

[15] Oded Galor (2008). "human capital, fertility and growth," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.

[16] Gary S. Becker (1987). "family," The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, v. 2, pp. 281-86.

[17] John Ermisch (2008). "family economics," The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition. Abstract.

[18] Gary S. Becker (1988). "Family Economics and Macro Behavior," American Economic Review, 78(1) , pp. 1-13.

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