Vanity Economics

C. Simon Fan

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Abstract: This book presents an accessible and sometimes controversial economic exploration of numerous issues surrounding sex, marriage and family. It analyzes the role of ‘vanity’, defined as social status and self-esteem, in social and economic behaviors.

Keywords: Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
ISBN: 9781783472307
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction , pp 1-10

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Ch 2 Vanity economics: a survey and an extension , pp 13-24

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Ch 3 Vanity and the consumption of material goods/services , pp 25-28

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Ch 4 Marriage markets , pp 29-40

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Ch 5 Vanity in romance and marriage , pp 43-52

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Ch 6 Vanity and virginity , pp 53-69

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Ch 7 Sexual liberation , pp 70-85

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Ch 8 Prostitution and commercial sex , pp 86-99

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Ch 9 Extramarital affairs , pp 100-112

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Ch 10 Homosexuality , pp 113-118

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Ch 11 Classical population theory , pp 121-125

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Ch 12 Gary Becker, vanity economics and modern population theory , pp 126-135

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Ch 13 The cost of children in population theory , pp 136-141

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Ch 14 Child labour, 'working daughters' and population theory , pp 142-156

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Ch 15 Old-age support, family protection and population theory , pp 157-163

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Ch 16 Gender bias, gender gaps and population theory , pp 164-170

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Ch 17 'Conspicuous careers', overworked society, and family , pp 171-178

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Ch 18 The value of time in consumption and population theory , pp 179-183

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Ch 19 A 'population problem': theory and policy , pp 184-192

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Ch 20 Vanity and divorce , pp 195-200

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Ch 21 Development and divorce , pp 201-204

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Ch 22 Family background and children's education , pp 205-211

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Ch 23 Parental behaviours and the quality of children , pp 212-216

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Ch 24 Intergenerational transfers of wealth , pp 217-225

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Ch 25 Family, vanity and consumption puzzles , pp 226-232

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Ch 26 Vanity and social interactions , pp 235-238

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Ch 27 Vanity, family and migration , pp 239-242

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Ch 28 Epilogue , pp 243-249

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