The Family and Gender Economics Study Group (GeFam) was founded in May 2019 with the mission of bringing together researchers from different institutions working in the fields of Family and Gender Economics. GeFam’s researchers develop both theoretical and empirical analyses on the subject.

 

The formation of the family, the way its members make their decisions, and gender asymmetries affect aspects such as consumption, human capital accumulation, education, population dynamics, labor market, income distribution, among others. Therefore, these are themes with great potential for research and with interconnections with many other fields of Economics, such as Labor Economics, Education Economics, Health Economics, and Demography Economics.

 

GeFam aims to contribute to the fostering of research and the dissemination of Family and Gender Economics, supporting the development of young researchers. Through the results of its studies, the group also intends to subsidize the formulation of public policies that contribute to reducing socioeconomic inequalities that derive from gender disparities and differences between family members.

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