Much attention has been paid to the high divorce rate, but less recognized is the frequency of remarriage. To the extent that marriage provides consumption insurance, this prompts re-examination of the gains to marriage in terms of risk sharing. This paper shows that existing models of marriage...

This paper examines the role of relationship skills in determining life cycle outcomes in education, labor and marriage markets. We posit a two-factor model with human capital and "relationship" or "partnering" skill. Relationship skill is understood in our framework as the ability to maintain...