We model virtue as an asset on the marriage market : since men value virginity in prospective mates, preserving their … societies and over time, can be determined, among others, by income inequality, gender differences, social stratification and …

) the relationship between marriage rates and education is hump-shaped. We show how family patterns have been shaped by the … rise in education and wage inequality, and by the shrinking gender wage gap. …We develop a theory of marriage and fertility, distinguishing the choice to have children from the choice of the number …

return to a patrimonial society, corporations become political actors; occupational status and education's relevance are …

between skilled labor and unskilled labor wages. The question we ask is how the growth process shapes the wage inequality and … inequality. First, we prove the existence of equilibrium paths. Then we show that there exists a continuum of steady … of income inequality between skilled and unskilled workers and income in-equality among the skilled workers. The former …

women. To adjust for endogenous selection into marriage, we use the quarter of birth as an instrumental variable for the …

, different-sex couples can contract either a marriage or a civil union, called a pacs. It is a new legal form of union, more … flexible than marriage. The pacs turned to be successful, 30% of new unions in 2007 were pacs. In 2005, the income taxation of … the choice to contract a pacs is determined by short-term views. Then it questions the link between marriage and civil …

Although the tax system is not marriage neutral in many countries, it has been found only slightly significant in … determining marriage decision (Buffeteau and Echevin, 2003; Alm and Whittington, 1995). This paper tests if the tax system could … either contract a marriage or a civil union (pacs). I assess the impact of taxation on the decision to contract a pacs using …

after marriage. Instead, participants who got married reported short-term increases followed by complete adaptation back to … cohort-based analyses from a nationally representative sample. Second, these analyses do not control for pre-marriage … marriage. …