Family economics and public policy, 1800s-present : how laws, incentives, and social programs drive family decision-making and the US economy /
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2018]
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| Series: | Palgrave studies in American economic history.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1 Introduction: Public Policy and Family Economics in US History; Introduction; Child Labor Laws and Compulsory Schooling-Imposing Constraints on Families; The Homestead Act-Lowering the Price of Land; Married Women's Property Acts -Changing Property Rights of Family Members; Family Economic Life and the Greater US Economy; Chapter 2 Families: Economic Functions and Decision-Making; Introduction; Defining Family; The Economic Functions of Family; Creating Human Capital; Creating Social Capital; Household Production
- Creating Economies of Scale and Providing Public GoodsConsumption and Savings Decisions; Risk-Sharing and Self-Insurance; Three Economic Models-Three Assumptions About Decision-Making; Altruism; Bargaining; Exchange; Public Policy and the Three Models; Conclusion; Chapter 3 The Path of US Fertility: Micro Decisions with Macro Consequences; Introduction; The US Economy and Population Growth from 1850 to 2016; The Path of US Fertility and Population-Related Policy; The Micro Decision: Demand for Children; Costs; Benefits; Income Constraint; Assumptions; Past Policies and Fertility
- Policies That Extended Childhood-Increasing the Cost of ChildrenContraception and Abortion Laws-Increasing the Cost of Controlling Fertility; Immigration Policy-Supplementing the Native-Born Population; The Macro Consequences of Slowing Population Growth; Macroeconomic Decline; Social Program Erosion; Slipping from a Leadership Role in World Economy; Policies That Could Increase the Demand for Children; Reducing the Cost of Children and Increasing Parental Income; Increasing the Benefits of Children; What if the Government Wanted to Discourage Fertility?; Conclusion
- Chapter 4 Private and Public Investments in Children: Creating the Human Capital to Meet US Economic NeedsIntroduction; Human Capital and Development of the US Macro Economy; Private and Public Economic Decision-Making and Education; The Family's Investment; The Public's Investment; Evolution of the US Education System; Primary and Secondary Schooling; Schooling in the Segregated South; Late Twentieth Century Reforms; Higher Education; Past Policies and Family Educational Investments; Local Funding and Control in K-12 Education-Creating Disparate and Unequal Benefits of Education
- De Jure Segregation-Intentional Reduction of the Payoff to Education for African AmericansThe G.I. Bill-Lowering the Costs of Education for Veterans; Potential Policies Looking Forward; Universal Preschool-Increasing the Benefits of Primary Education; School Choice Voucher Programs-Decreasing the Costs of Private Education for Families, While Tightening Revenue Constraints on Public Schools; "Free" Community College-Lowering Costs with Some Unintended Consequences; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Labor Force Participation and Home Production: Evolving Rights, Roles, and Opportunities for Women and Men