Measuring the costs of children
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March 1995
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Abstract
In response to recent calls for the re-examination of the costs of children, the Australian Institute of Family Studies is arranging to look again at this issue. This article briefly discusses contemporary approaches to studying the costs of children and observes that, in 1989 at least, families were spending more than they made and that to a certain extent the amount of overspending was a result of the number and ages of their children.
In response to recent calls for the re-examination of the costs of children, the Australian Institute of Family Studies is arranging to look again at this issue. This article briefly discusses contemporary approaches to studying the costs of children and observes that, in 1989 at least, families were spending more than they made and that to a certain extent the amount of overspending was a result of the number and ages of their children.