changes in divorce costs on marital dissolution. Each individual who has a nontransferable expected utility about the quality … whether to stay married or to unilaterally divorce. We show that, for any society, there exist matching environments where the … probability of the marital dissolution does not reduce divorce costs under gender-optimal matching rules. In such environments, an …

indicates that divorce law changes which reduce commitment or income-sharing upon separation will lead to an increase in … assortative matching, as women forgo specialization which may not be compensated upon divorce. Using state-level data on alimony … division and child support which are often treated as substitutes for alimony in divorce settlements. …

We develop a two-sided matching model with positive sorting, divorce and remarriage. Match quality for each couple is … revealed ex post and those with poor draws divorce. Competition determines lifetime expected utilities but per-period utilities … depend on the laws that govern the distribution of assets upon divorce. We discuss separately cases in which remarriage is or …

of their occupations' requisite knowledge are more likely to divorce. This supports the hypothesis that gains from … terms of their occupations' activities are more likely to divorce. This suggests that each spouse brings an inclination …

We develop a two-sided matching model with positive sorting, divorce and remarriage. Match quality for each couple is … revealed ex post and those with poor draws divorce. Competition determines lifetime expected utilities but per-period utilities … depend on the laws that govern the distribution of assets upon divorce. We discuss separately cases in which remarriage is or …