Research Themes


Family Demography

Understanding the roles of families and households in acquiring and distributing resources, and in regulating the interactions of individuals within and across generations, is fundamental to the study of demographic processes. CSDE researchers in several disciplines are playing leading roles in the development of theoretical models of the family and in qualitative and quantitative investigations of family behavior. New work in this area emphasizes evolutionary and economic approaches to gender roles and exchange in families; the impact of economic development on family relations; the interactions between public policies, labor market opportunities, and family processes; and parental, sibling, and peer effects on child development and the transition to adulthood.

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