What sort of contract is marriage? What does it offer the parties? What are the difficulties of enforcement, and the result of failed effective enforcement? Thi

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Marriage and the Economy explores how marriage influences the monetized economy as well as the household economy. Marriage institutions are to the household eco

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This book provides a comprehensive, modern, and self-contained account of the research in the growing area of family economics. It is intended for graduate stud