the medium-term (1991-2001) and long-term (1991-2011) impacts of the 1991 Indian trade liberalization on marriage and … experienced relative increase in marriage rate compared to the districts that experienced smaller tariff cuts. Moreover, tariff … impact of tariff cuts on marriage rate or workforce participation among young for rural areas. In contrast, tariff cuts …

conservative areas were more likely to delay fertility/marriage and to accumulate human capital in the long run. We then show how …

that introduced unilateral divorce, which makes dissolution of marriage easier. Most of this effect is due to a decline of … divorce laws on the probability of entering and exiting marriage. Women planning to have children marry more easily with an … easier exit option from marriage. Thus, more children are born in the first years of marriage, while the total marital …

of these custody law reforms on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different … data suggest that the introduction of joint custody led to a long-run increase in marriage rates. There is no convincing … dampened the persistent downturn in marriage. Our empirical evidence is fully consistent with the supposition that these …

We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we … examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the … decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional on marriage. We find that, in the absence of social stigma or legal …