“...Non-cooperative couples are inefficient. Cooperation raises the utility of both parents, and of each child, but does not guarantee efficiency. In the presence...”

“...Higher education is not just a costly signal of native talent but also a means of raising a person's ability to hold a graduate job (and at least a certain...”

“...Incorporating family decisions in a two-period model of the world economy, we predict that trade liberalization raises the skill premium and reduces child...”

“...How does the distribution of individual preferences evolve as a result of marriage between individuals with different preferences? Could a family rule be...”

“...Why is there child labour? Are there arguments for abolishing or curtailing all forms of child labour, or just morally and physically dangerous ones like...”

“...Children are special, not only to their own parents, but also for society at large. Even if society is not directly interested in children, intervention may...”

“...There is evidence that fertility is positively correlated with infant mortality, and that a child's chance of surviving to maturity increases with the level of...”

“...Neither marriage nor a legally enforceable contract serves any useful purpose if the parties have access to a perfect credit market. In the presence of credit...”

“...The paper tests the hypothesis that private transfers can be explained by the existence of self-enforcing family constitutions prescribing the minimum level at...”

“...Conventional pension systems suffer from a design defect, which makes them financially unsustainable, and a source of inefficiency for the economy as a whole...”