We develop, apply, and test a new measure of the marriage tax - the reduction in future spending from getting married … clone marriage - marrying oneself - to ensure the living-standard loss from marrying is unaffected by spousal choice. Our … calculated high and highly variable marriage taxes materially reduce the probability of marriage particularly for low …

We develop, apply, and test a new measure of the marriage tax: the reduction in future spending from getting married … path's probability. And it assumes clone marriage-marrying oneself-to ensure the living-standard loss from marrying is … unaffected by spousal choice. We calculate our marriage tax for young respondents using the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF …

We develop, apply, and test a new measure of the marriage tax: the reduction in future spending from getting married … path’s probability. And it assumes clone marriage—marrying oneself—to ensure the living-standard loss from marrying is … unaffected by spousal choice. We calculate our marriage tax for young respondents using the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF …

changes in fertility and mortality on the developed world's demographic transition. The model features three regions - the U ….S., Japan, and the EU-15 - and incorporates age- and time-specific fertility and mortality rates, detailed fiscal institutions … economic consequences of both higher fertility and lower mortality rates. The simulations indicate very minor effects on the …