Social insurance is often linked to marriage. I model how such linkage affects the marriage market, and exploit Sweden …. Entry into marriage reflects a demand for survivors insurance up to 50 years before expected payout, especially among … insurance is linked to marriage, marital behavior is an integral component of couples’ strategies to plan for financial security …

The interaction between family size and children quality has been a recurring topicin the economics of family. However … additional sibling due to family interactions. On the other hand, I estimate the effect of family size in Colombia on school lag … instruments based on the report of the ideal number of children. The novelty of the instruments lies in that unlike most articles …

Earnings in mid-career and children are two fundamental outcomes of the life-choices of men and women. Both require …, completed fertility and mid-career earnings. We find an overall increasing inequality in career and family outcomes of men …, reflecting a rise in the family-career complementarity. For women, the family-career trade-off has eased for non …