Verkkoin this chapter, we argue that family economics should be an integral part of macroeconomics and that accounting for the family leads to new answers to classic. Family resources and economics. Since earliest human record, the family has been a group of persons committed to meeting one another's economic. Verkkoin this chapter, we argue that family economics should be an integral part of macroeconomics and that accounting for the family leads to new. Verkkothis chapter introduces readers to the field of family economics. It defines “family” from an economics perspective and then details the economic. Verkkothe evolutionary approach to the family is concerned with the interests and preferences of individuals seeking to form families and of family members—fathers. Verkkofor example, families with inadequate income, wealth, or debt may experience economic hardship that precipitates stress when they struggle to afford. Verkkoeconomics of the family the family is a complex decision unit in which partners with potentially different objectives make consumption, work, and fertility.
