small-scale survey data to examine sorting among parents of school-age children in Naples. We show that homogamy is … relates to various "outcomes" of the post-matching relationship. Children of parents with a high human capital endowment …

This chapter surveys the voluminous literature on household formation and marriage markets in developing countries. We … these factors are particularly important in poor countries, especially in a rural setting. We then focus on marriage, which … polygyny, we introduce bargaining and strategic bequest and discuss their implication for the equilibrium of the marriage …

legislation has proved to be an effective tool in modifying family structures in Mexico, so it is important to be aware of the …

In 1933, the German government introduced the marriage loan for newlyweds, a policy aimed at increasing marriages and … births as well as male employment, which entailed a work ban for the wife and sizeable credit deductions for children. This …

division of labor within a household can render a marriage more durable. On the other hand, spouses that are dissimilar in … toward certain activities to the marriage that reflects compatible preferences for joint consumption of household public …

transition to marriage. The findings and their broader implications are discussed with reference to gender and the potential … couples at the transition to marriage and to parenthood. Each participant (N=400) responded to two brief vignettes depicting … explanatory role of income disparity in accounting for gender differences in access to household monetary resources. …

-native marriage. An explanation based on the operation of competitive marriage markets works for immigrant women, but not for … immigrant men. Traditionally, gender-based privileges may allow immigrant men to prevent native women from getting a price for …

gender equality, family planning, low fertility, freedom of spouse choice, older ages at marriage, and the recognition of … family and demographic change, and in bringing cultural clashes within and between societies. Developmental idealism is a … developmental idealism in international human rights treaties, including those focused on children and women, in the modernization …

’s risk of a first conception within different union types (single, cohabitation, marriage) is influenced by education in … Hungary and whether this influence has changed over time. Additionally, I examine the transition to marriage among women who … experienced a non-marital conception. Using the first wave of the Hungarian Generations and Gender Survey from 2004, I conduct …