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dc.titleHow families matter for understanding economic inequality
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Cezar
dc.contributor.authorTertilt, Michèle
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageUnited Kingdom
dc.date.available2023-09-11T00:09:00
dc.date.issue2023-09-11T00:09:00
dc.description.abstractIn this paper we discuss the importance of families for understanding economic inequality. Family structure can in principle be an amplifier or mitigator of economic inequality. We describe three channels on how families shape economic inequality. First, how people match to form families matters for inequality across families. Second, parental investments in children can amplify existing inequalities across generations. Third, inequality can exist even within families, and the economic environment can shape inequality in consumption and leisure between spouses. In this survey we describe these channels and discuss the related literature.
dc.format.extent21
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005124
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/How-families-matter-for-understanding-economic-inequality-.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEquality
dc.subjectIncome Equality
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectHigher Education
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectInvestment
dc.subject.jelcodeD13 - Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation
dc.subject.jelcodeJ12 - Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse
dc.subject.jelcodeJ13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.keywordsFamilies;Inequality;Marriage;children
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01498
idb.operationRG-K1415
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