John F. Ermisch is Professor of Economics at the Institute for Social and Economic Research of the University of Essex and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of Lone Parenthood: An Economic Analysis and The Political Economy of Demographic Change.

"Ermisch provides a well-written introduction to how economists analyze families that will be useful to students, economists and other social scientists, and policymakers. He devotes more attention than do previous books to interesting analysis of issues related to household formation and social context, and he more rigorously integrates recent developments, both theoretical and empirical, in this area of expanding scholarship."—Jere R. Behrman, University of Pennsylvania

• *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*CHAPTER ONE. Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. Conflict and Cooperation in the Family: Intra-Household Allocation, pg. 21*CHAPTER THREE. Altruism in the Family, pg. 51*CHAPTER FOUR. Home Production and Investment, pg. 74*CHAPTER FIVE. Investments in and Financial Transfers to Children, pg. 86*CHAPTER SIX. Economic Theories of Fertility, pg. 109*CHAPTER SEVEN. Matching in the Marriage Market, pg. 137*CHAPTER EIGHT. When Forever Is No More: Divorce and Child Support, pg. 169*CHAPTER NINE. Non-Altruistic Family Transfers, pg. 195*CHAPTER TEN. Household Formation, pg. 218*CHAPTER ELEVEN. Social Interaction, pg. 238*Bibliography, pg. 255*Index, pg. 263

John F. Ermisch is Professor of Economics at the Institute for Social and Economic Research of the University of Essex and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of Lone Parenthood: An Economic Analysis and The Political Economy of Demographic Change.

"Ermisch provides a well-written introduction to how economists analyze families that will be useful to students, economists and other social scientists, and policymakers. He devotes more attention than do previous books to interesting analysis of issues related to household formation and social context, and he more rigorously integrates recent developments, both theoretical and empirical, in this area of expanding scholarship."—Jere R. Behrman, University of Pennsylvania

• *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*CHAPTER ONE. Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. Conflict and Cooperation in the Family: Intra-Household Allocation, pg. 21*CHAPTER THREE. Altruism in the Family, pg. 51*CHAPTER FOUR. Home Production and Investment, pg. 74*CHAPTER FIVE. Investments in and Financial Transfers to Children, pg. 86*CHAPTER SIX. Economic Theories of Fertility, pg. 109*CHAPTER SEVEN. Matching in the Marriage Market, pg. 137*CHAPTER EIGHT. When Forever Is No More: Divorce and Child Support, pg. 169*CHAPTER NINE. Non-Altruistic Family Transfers, pg. 195*CHAPTER TEN. Household Formation, pg. 218*CHAPTER ELEVEN. Social Interaction, pg. 238*Bibliography, pg. 255*Index, pg. 263

John F. Ermisch is Professor of Economics at the Institute for Social and Economic Research of the University of Essex and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of Lone Parenthood: An Economic Analysis and The Political Economy of Demographic Change.

"Ermisch provides a well-written introduction to how economists analyze families that will be useful to students, economists and other social scientists, and policymakers. He devotes more attention than do previous books to interesting analysis of issues related to household formation and social context, and he more rigorously integrates recent developments, both theoretical and empirical, in this area of expanding scholarship."—Jere R. Behrman, University of Pennsylvania

• *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*CHAPTER ONE. Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. Conflict and Cooperation in the Family: Intra-Household Allocation, pg. 21*CHAPTER THREE. Altruism in the Family, pg. 51*CHAPTER FOUR. Home Production and Investment, pg. 74*CHAPTER FIVE. Investments in and Financial Transfers to Children, pg. 86*CHAPTER SIX. Economic Theories of Fertility, pg. 109*CHAPTER SEVEN. Matching in the Marriage Market, pg. 137*CHAPTER EIGHT. When Forever Is No More: Divorce and Child Support, pg. 169*CHAPTER NINE. Non-Altruistic Family Transfers, pg. 195*CHAPTER TEN. Household Formation, pg. 218*CHAPTER ELEVEN. Social Interaction, pg. 238*Bibliography, pg. 255*Index, pg. 263