- Docente: Giulio Zanella
- Credits: 3
- SSD: SECS-P/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Economics, Markets and Institutions (cod. 8038)
Learning outcomes
This seminar introduces students to the economic analysis of the family. Students will be able to understand and discuss the evolution of gender roles and the division of labor within the family.
Course contents
- Home production and market production
- Family labor supply and the division of labor in the family
- Economic analysis of marriage, divorce, and fertility
Readings/Bibliography
- A Treatise on the Family, by Gary Becker
- Economics of the Family, by Martin Browning, Pierre-André Chiappori, and Yoram Weiss
- Research articles assigned during the semester
Teaching methods
This course is a seminar and so lectures (in class and/or remotely, depending on public health updates for in Semester 2) feature discussion of material from the bibliography.
Assessment methods
Group projects consisting of a presentation of a research article related to the seminar topics.
Office hours
See the website of Giulio Zanella
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.