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The Tiger Mother versus Cost-Benefit Analysis - Econlib

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One of my favorite economists urged me to cut this passage from Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Before you do something for your child, try asking yourself three questions. 1. Do I enjoy it?2. Does my child enjoy it?3. Are there any long-run benefits? In his view, my three questions were banal and useless.  […]

The Tiger Mother versus Cost-Benefit Analysis 53 Bryan Caplan Categories: Cost-benefit Analysis Family Economics By Bryan Caplan, Feb 2 2011 SHARE POST: --> One of my favorite economists urged me to cut this passage from Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids : Before you do something for your child, try asking yourself three questions. 1. Do I enjoy it? 2. Does my child enjoy it? 3. Are there any long-run benefits? In his view, my three questions were banal and useless. I begged to differ. Sure, this advice is just common sense. But in parenting, common sense is not so common. Case in point: &#822

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