Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman
Biographic Data
| ID | 380502 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shoshana Grossbard-Shechtman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shoshana |
| FAMILY NAME | Grossbard-Shechtman |
| SIGNATURE | GROSSBARD-SHECHTMAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Diego State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On the Economics of Marriage
Irma Adelman
Major innovations and extensions require that economists change their focus. This entails the destruction of some of their human capital. Even though this is a process of creative destruction, typical of progress in industry, the process is somewhat painful and therefore is not undertaken lightly. Typically, most of the enthusiasm for our work on social and political aspects of economic growth was expressed by people either at the very top of our…
The New Home Economics at Colombia and Chicago
When Jacob Mincer and Gary Becker started the New Home Economics (NHE) at Columbia University in the early 1960s, they expanded on the field of family and consumption economics that Hazel Kirk and Margaret Reid began in the early 1920s. This paper studies forty years of household economics, the decisions that household members make regarding any allocation of resources. These decisions may regard consumption, labor supply, transportation, fertili…
Travail des femmes et mariage
Grossbard-Shechtman S., Granger C.W.J. Travail des femmes et mariage: du baby-boom au baby-bust. In: Population, 53e année, n°4, 1998. pp. 731-752
Comment on “a theory of the value of children”
The authors dispute the theoretical model proposed by Friedman Hechter and Kanazawa on the value of children in developed countries that is related to the capacity to reduce uncertainty for individuals and to enhance marital solidarity for couples. The authors of this paper argue that the proposed theory has limited potential is internally inconsistent and fails empirical tests. Friedman et al. recognize other reasons for giving value to children…
Do not sell marriage short
This paper explains why marriage market conditions may affect the participation of women in the labor force. In particular, it is claimed that changes in cohort size affect marriage market conditions and therefore women's labor-force participation. The paper also indicates how a theory of labor and marriage based on market analysis can possibly help women's causes. The paper first addresses theoretical issues raised by Strober. It then responds t…
The New Home Economics at Colombia and Chicago
When Jacob Mincer and Gary Becker started the New Home Economics (NHE) at Columbia University in the early 1960s, they expanded on the field of family and consumption economics that Hazel Kirk and Margaret Reid began in the early 1920s. This paper studies forty years of household economics, the decisions that household members make regarding any allocation of resources. These decisions may regard consumption, labor supply, transportation, fertili…
Do not sell marriage short
This paper explains why marriage market conditions may affect the participation of women in the labor force. In particular, it is claimed that changes in cohort size affect marriage market conditions and therefore women's labor-force participation. The paper also indicates how a theory of labor and marriage based on market analysis can possibly help women's causes. The paper first addresses theoretical issues raised by Strober. It then responds t…
Comment on “a theory of the value of children”
The authors dispute the theoretical model proposed by Friedman Hechter and Kanazawa on the value of children in developed countries that is related to the capacity to reduce uncertainty for individuals and to enhance marital solidarity for couples. The authors of this paper argue that the proposed theory has limited potential is internally inconsistent and fails empirical tests. Friedman et al. recognize other reasons for giving value to children…
Travail des femmes et mariage
Grossbard-Shechtman S., Granger C.W.J. Travail des femmes et mariage: du baby-boom au baby-bust. In: Population, 53e année, n°4, 1998. pp. 731-752
The New Home Economics at Colombia and Chicago
When Jacob Mincer and Gary Becker started the New Home Economics (NHE) at Columbia University in the early 1960s, they expanded on the field of family and consumption economics that Hazel Kirk and Margaret Reid began in the early 1920s. This paper studies forty years of household economics, the decisions that household members make regarding any allocation of resources. These decisions may regard consumption, labor supply, transportation, fertili…
Irma Adelman
Major innovations and extensions require that economists change their focus. This entails the destruction of some of their human capital. Even though this is a process of creative destruction, typical of progress in industry, the process is somewhat painful and therefore is not undertaken lightly. Typically, most of the enthusiasm for our work on social and political aspects of economic growth was expressed by people either at the very top of our…
On the Economics of Marriage
Economics (4 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic history (2 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (2 works) · Fertility (2 works) · Political science (2 works)