This chapter is concerned with the distribution of personal wealth, which usually refers to the
material assets that can be sold in the marketpace, although on occasion pension rights are …

WE ARE LIVING in an unusual era in demographic history. For thousands of years, world
population grew at a snail's pace, so slowly, in fact, that it took over 1 million years for …

This paper examines households' financial fragility by looking at their capacity to come up
with $2,000 in 30 days. Using data from the 2009 TNS Global Economic Crisis survey, we …

Despite the important role played by migrants' remittances, no systematic theory of
remittance behavior exists and surprisingly little statistical evidence on determinants of …

抄録< jats: p> In the long eighteenth century, new consumer aspirations combined with a
new industrious behavior to fundamentally alter the material cultures of northwest Europe …

A groundbreaking look at marriage, one of the most basic and universal of all human
institutions, which reveals the emotional, physical, economic, and sexual benefits that …

Three paradoxes surround the division of the costs of social reproduction:* Women have
entered the paid labour force in growing numbers, but they continue to perform most of the …

This paper examines the link between income and consumption inequality. We create panel
data on consumption for the Panel Study of Income Dynamics using an imputation …

This life-course analysis of family development focuses on the social dynamics among
family members. It features parent-child relationships in a larger context, by examining the …

Private income transfers are becoming increasingly recognized as a key aspect of the US
economy. The majority of private income transfers occur inter vivos (ie, between living …