PPEL508
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PPEL508 - Economics of the Family, Gender & Inequality
Course ID
041810
Course Description
This course will cover theoretical and empirical models of microeconomics of the family. The course will critically review the current literature on household economics (or economics of the family), with attention to assumptions made in modeling household decisions and issues with identifying empirical relationships and making causal inferences. We will discuss current applications of the economist's approach to studying the family. Relevant topics include marriage, divorce, investment in children, intergenerational transfers, and migration.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Graduate
Course Requisites
PPEL 401 or 501
May be convened with
PPEL408
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No