Why Is the Netherlands the Best Country?
On Country Comparisons Regarding the Economics of the Family
Siv Gustafsson(Author)
Pallas Publications (Publisher)
Published on 24. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
44 pages
978-90-5629-511-0 (ISBN)
Description
Population economics is about your own life. Issues such as: optimal age at motherhood, career planning, birth timing, marriage and divorce are questions that every individual has to decide on. All these private decisions are both influenced by the economic situation and have economic consequences. Therefore economics of the family contributes both on the micro level for individuals making decisions and on the macro level for governments worrying for example about aging of the population. Because institutional arrangements differ between countries inter-county comparisons can explain behaviour.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-90-5629-511-0 (9789056295110)
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Content
1. Introduction, 2. The Swedish Model and the Dutch Polder Miracle. Comparing Political Impacts on Women's Work, 3. Far from Half the Glory, 4. The Reference Country, 5. Preferences for Part-time Feminism, 6. Costs or Culture? Budget Sets or Preferences, 7. Divorces and Happiness, 8. Conclusion, Notes, References, Appendix A. Statistical Appendix, Appendix B. Overview of Research Programs of Siv Gustafsson, Appendix C. Complete list of publications by Siv Sofia Gustafsson