Seminar in the Economics of the Family ECON 454W (3)

An economic analysis of behavior within the family, institutional aspects of the family, and the economic role of families. Topics include bargaining, household production, intra-family transfers, fertility, marriage, divorce and other topics like dowries, footbinding and mate matching behavior. Prerequisite: ECON 201 and ECON (or BUEC) 333, all with a minimum grade of C-. Writing.