This paper presents an inter-temporal model of individual behavior with uncertainty about marriage and divorce and … higher marriage rates and higher divorce rates will be associated with higher savings rates in the presence of economies of …. -- savings behavior ; marriage ; divorce ; economics of marriage ; gender roles …

This paper presents an inter-temporal model of individual behavior with uncertainty about marriage and divorce and … higher marriage rates and higher divorce rates will be associated with higher savings rates in the presence of economies of … which accommodates the possible presence of economies or diseconomies of scale from marriage. We show that a scenario of …

This paper presents an inter-temporal model of individual behavior with uncertainty about marriage and divorce and … higher marriage rates and higher divorce rates will be associated with higher savings rates in the presence of economies of … which accommodates the possible presence of economies or diseconomies of scale from marriage. We show that a scenario of …

, where the bride's side has to pay substantial dowries to the groom's side at marriage, but a positive impact in the Republic … of Korea, where, as in the People's Republic of China, the groom's side has to bear a disproportionate share of marriage …

dowries to the groom's side at marriage, but a positive impact in Korea, where, as in China, the groom's side has to bear a … disproportionate share of marriage-related expenses including purchasing a house or condominium for the newlywed couple. …

dowries to the groom's side at marriage, but a positive impact in Korea, where, as in China, the groom's side has to bear a … disproportionate share of marriage-related expenses including purchasing a house or condominium for the newlywed couple …

A central component of his theory of marriage Becker's Demand and Supply (D&S) models of marriage are also among the … of men to women in marriage markets - on individual consumption of married men and women, and indicate some of the ways … benefits women and used the positive association between brideprice and polygyny as evidence. Relying on D&S models of marriage …

Recent influential papers claim that single men's saving competition for marriage intensified by an increase in the …. In this paper, we analyze whether the marriage competition remains a first-order effect on saving, when another margin of … adjustment to sex ratio imbalance, men's postponement of marriage, is considered. We construct a theoretical and quantitative …

arrangement, and marital status. We find that the U.S. anti-poverty policy distorts the cohabitation/marriage decision of single …