Overview
This course provides an overview of family economics with particular emphasis on family macroeconomics: research on how family decisions shape macroeconomic outcomes, and the use of macroeconomic methods to study questions in family economics. Topics include the determination of aggregate labor supply and savings, macroeconomic models of inequality and social mobility, fertility choice, marriage and divorce, and the link between parenting decisions and inequality across generations.
Syllabus and Reading List
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Lecture Slides
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| Lecture 1 | Intra-Family Insurance and Labor Supply | |
| Lecture 2 | Family Labor Supply & Business Cycles | |
| Lecture 3 | Family Decisionmaking | |
| Lecture 4 | Limited Commitment and Private Information in the Family | |
| Lecture 5 | The Economics of Fertility | |
| Lecture 6 | The Economics of Parenting |
Problem Set
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