of a marriage of a daughter is affected by the economic conditions of the household from which she originates. We … distinguish household specific wealth levels and two types of shocks: correlated (weather) shocks and idiosyncratic (wealth … support the hypothesis that the timing of marriage is affected by household characteristics; girls from households that …

increase in income makes an unmarried person more attractive to potential marriage partners, it may also make single life more …

beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well …

We study marital sorting on academic qualifications and latent ability in an equilibrium marriage market model using … marriage market, and affected marital outcomes of individuals whose qualification attainment were unaffected. We also decompose … the difference in marriage probabilities between unqualified individuals and those with basic qualifications into causal …

We study marital sorting on academic qualifications and latent ability in an equilibrium marriage market model using … marriage market, and affected marital outcomes of individuals whose qualification attainment were unaffected. We also decompose … the difference in marriage probabilities between unqualified individuals and those with basic qualifications into causal …

Marriage used to be practically universal, but now persists as an institution for only some groups, while others choose … non-marital fertility. This paper posits that if one role of marriage is to insure one partner's investment in children … enforcement outside of marriage have reduced the relative strength of the marital contract, the division of assets, particularly …

Australia, UK and US, we find that selection into marriage by individuals with a higher taste for home-produced goods can … two-hour increase in housework time for each partner upon marriage, with women specializing in routine, and men …

suggests that individuals with a higher preference for marriage also have more traditional views on the division of household …

This paper proposes a general equilibrium approach to examine the marriage market and within-household transfers. Using … unidimensional marriage index then I implement a multidimensional matching model to allow for complementarities in characteristics of … find that the marriage market is more efficient for young individuals who are more selective. Finally, I compute the …

divorce. I model the marital decisions of couples as a sequential game, in which the gain to marriage increases with household … bargaining power within marriage. This in turn affects the equilibrium marital outcomes. I use the variation in the timing of the … passage of the homemaking provision to identify its effect on marriage. I find that the provision substantially increases …