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Preparing kids for capitalism : the effect of German reunification on the intergenerational transmission of preferences

Doepke, Matthias; Klasing, Mariko - 2026

Children and their parents resemble each other in terms of economic preferences such as patience and risk tolerance. What drives the intergenerational correlation in preferences? We build a model of preference formation that combines genetic transmission, state influence through childcare...

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Preparing kids for capitalism : the effect of German reunification on the intergenerational transmission of preferences

Doepke, Matthias; Klasing, Mariko - 2026

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Preparing kids for capitalism : the effect of german reunification on the intergenerational transmission of preferences

Doepke, Matthias; Klasing, Mariko - 2026

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Private information in the family

Bellue, Suzanne; Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michele - 2026

Standard models of the family assume that spouses share information. In this paper, we challenge this assumption with theory and evidence. We field a new survey module in the Dutch LISS panel where spouses independently report their knowledge of each other's finances. Private information is...

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Private information in the family

Bellue, Suzanne; Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michele - 2026

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Private information in the family

Bellue, Suzanne; Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michele - 2026

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A cohabitation wealth premium for women and men : considering the regulatory framework and normative acceptance in France and Germany

Kapelle, Nicole; Frémeaux, Nicolas; Lersch, Philipp M.; … - 2025

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School closures, parental labor supply, and time use

Atalay, Enghin; Kobler, Ryan; Michaels, Ryan - 2025

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Wealth, marriage, and sex selection

Borker, Girija; Eeckhout, Jan; Luke, Nancy; Minz, Shantidani - 2024

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Wealth, Marriage, and Sex Selection

Borker, Girija; Eeckhout, Jan; Luke, Nancy; Minz, Shantidani - 2025

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Families, public policies, and the labor market

Dahl, Gordon B.; Løken, Katrine V. - 2024

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Families, public policies, and the labor market

Dahl, Gordon B.; Løken, Katrine V. - 2024

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Families, public policies, and the labor market

Dahl, Gordon B.; Løken, Katrine V. - 2024

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The tradeoff between child quantity and child quality : testing Becker’s Q-Q model and long-terms effects on women using data from Egypt

Ibrahim, Hosam - 2024

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From invisible door to glass ceiling : barriers to women obtaining decent work in Brazil

Cabral, Bernardo Pereira; Sousa, Filipe Lage de; Sousa … - 2024

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Gender Ideology and Work–Family Conflict: A Global Comparative Analysis

Bhagat, Lakshita; Kriti, Shubhra; Goli, Srinivas - 2026

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Gender role attitudes and marital sorting : implications for household inequality

Francesconi, Marco; Nicoletti, Cheti; Surana, Khushboo - 2026

We study the role of Gender Role Attitudes (GRA) - beliefs about appropriate roles for men and women - in marital sorting and intra-household allocations. Using the UK Household Longitudinal Study and a multidimensional matching model following Dupuy and Galichon (2014), we estimate the...

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Gender role attitudes and marital sorting : implications for household inequality

Francesconi, Marco; Nicoletti, Cheti; Surana, Khushboo - 2026

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Gender role attitudes and marital sorting : implications for household inequality

Francesconi, Marco; Nicoletti, Cheti; Surana, Khushboo - 2026

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Gender role attitudes and marital sorting : implications for household inequality

Francesconi, Marco; Nicoletti, Cheti; Surana, Khushboo - 2026

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Divorce and loss of marital gains from the division of labor : evidence from a pension reform in Japan

Hamaaki, Junya; Ogawa, Yoshitomo - 2026

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Foreign manufacturing jobs and women : impacts on work, marriage, and childbirth

Drozdoff, Natalia; McCaig, Brian; Pavcnik, Nina - 2026

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Commitment and the dynamics of household labour supply : new tests and evidence from Europe

Velilla, Jorge; Theloudis, Alexandros; Chiappori, … - 2026

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Marriage, fertility, and female labor force participation in an aging economy

Arnauld, Toama Boke Aime; Fujimoto, Junichi; Hsu, Minchung - 2026

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The value of marriage and fertility : a blueprint for a structural approach

Cherchye, Laurens; Rock, Bram de; Gobbi, Paula E.; … - 2026

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The value of marriage and fertility : a blueprint for a structural approach

Cherchye, Laurens; Rock, Bram de; Gobbi, Paula E.; … - 2026

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Grandparenthood related to reduced risk of gray divorce : evidence from 15 countries

Dierker, Philipp; Skirbekk, Vegard - 2026

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Roles of parental risk and time preferences in parental investment and aspirations

Kilenthong, Weerachart T.; Sartja Duangchaiyoosook; … - 2026

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Sorting in marriage markets : the role of non-wage amenities

Judy, Andrew; Kesternich, Iris; Mathevet, Isadora; … - 2026

Partners often match on similar characteristics, such as demographics and wages, contributing to inequality between households. We study whether non-wage job amenities - an important part of compensation in the labor market that may also affect household production - play a role in marriage...

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Sorting in marriage markets : the role of non-wage amenities

Judy, Andrew; Kesternich, Iris; Mathevet, Isadora; … - 2026

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Recent socioeconomic differentials in marriage rates in Korea and China : a comparative study

Chae, Minhee - 2026

This paper explores the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and the recent rapid decline in marriage rates in China and South Korea, using nationally representative longitudinal data. The analysis shows that recently rising never-married rates (NVMR) are increasingly concentrated...

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Migration for marriage

Farahzadi, Shadi - 2026

The impact of policies restricting marriage migration depends on whether it is driven by preferences to marry within one's group (endogamy preferences) or gains from residency in a developed country (outside market value). I develop a novel marriage matching model incorporating the choice to...

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What women see in men and vice versa : estimates based on sex ratios and marriage patterns

Ríos-Rull, José-Víctor; Seitz, Shannon N.; Tanaka, … - 2026

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Personality and the dynamics of marriage: a structural interpretation

Fernández, Gastón P.; Kovaleva, Mariia - 2026

This paper examines how personality shapes intra-household bargaining, marital stability, and the allocation of resources within marriages. We use rich data from the HILDA Survey that combines information on spouses' personalities, wages, time use, and marital histories. In the data, personality...

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Personality and the dynamics of marriage : a structural interpretation

Fernández, Gastón P.; Kovaleva, Mariia - 2025 - Version: December 5, 2025

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Fast solution of dynamic intra-household bargaining models

Hallengreen, Adam; Jørgensen, Thomas H.; Olesen, … - 2026

Dynamic household bargaining models are growing in popularity but are computationally demanding to solve and estimate. We propose a modification to the endogenous grid method (EGM) that allows this class of models to reap the benefits of the EGM. The method, which we refer to as interpolated EGM...

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Increasing women's empowerment : evaluating two interventions in Uganda

Ambler, Kate; Jones, Kelly; O'Sullivan, Michael - 2026

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Left over or opting out? : squeeze, mismatch and surplus in Chinese marriage markets

Rossi, Pauline; Xiao, Yun - 2026

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Left over or opting out? : squeeze, mismatch and surplus in chinese marriage markets

Rossi, Pauline; Xiao, Yun - 2025

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Left over or opting out? : squeeze, mismatch and surplus in Chinese marriage markets

Rossi, Pauline; Xiao, Yun - 2024

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Estimating intra-household inequality from time-use data

Arduini, Francesca - 2026

Estimating intra-household sharing is crucial to understanding overall inequality. Standard measures of consumption inequality only account for inequality between, and not within, households, because expenditure surveys are generally available only at the household level. I develop a new...

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Trends and structure of educational assortative mating

Ciscato, Edoardo - 2026

We study the structure and evolution of educational assortative mating in the U.S. using 1962-2025 Current Population Survey data. From observed marital patterns, we recover the full matrix of marital gains across educational groups within the equilibrium matching framework of Choo and Siow...

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Can you do the dishes? : intra-household time use, labor supply and fertility

Mattia, Andrea - 2026

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Beyond vows : family structure and consumption inequality

Iftikhar, Zainab; Linhard, Theresa; Schwank, Hanna - 2026

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Beyond vows : family structure and consumption inequality

Iftikhar, Zainab; Linhard, Theresa; Schwank, Hanna - 2026

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Tax planning as a family matter : intra-household organization and inequality

Esteller-Moré, Alejandro - 2026 - Version April 2026

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The economics of childlessness

Baudin, Thomas; De la Croix, David; Gobbi, Paula E. - 2026

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The economics of childlessness

Baudin, Thomas; De la Croix, David; Gobbi, Paula E. - 2026

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Brothers, dowry, and spousal quality

Ahsan, Nazmul; Jain, Urvashi - 2026

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Marriage, labor market segregation, and the persistence of gendered time inequality : evidence from thailand

Mitila Suwana-adth; Thanee Chaiwat - 2026

In this study, we examine the persistence of gendered inequality in unpaid domestic work among employed individuals during Thailand's 2004-2014 structural transformation, a period shaped by major reforms in education and healthcare. We provide new evidence from middle-income Southeast Asia,...

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Women’s participation in intrahousehold decision-making : evidence from Italy

Ronza, Carla - 2026

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The cost of children within marriage : intra-household allocations of time and consumption

Cherchye, Laurens; Rock, Bram de; Surana, Khushboo - 2026

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Term care trajectories : vidence from Dutch administrative data

Vaart, Jeroen van der; Groneck, Max; Ooijen, Raun van - 2026

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The impact of an unconditional cash transfer programme on intra-household inequality among siblings : experimental evidence from Zambia

Shen, Shen - 2026

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Marital stability and intrahousehold inequality

Fujii, Tomoki; Lin, Xirong; Penglase, Jacob - 2026

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Childlessness and the mariage market

Rossi, Pauline - 2026

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Subjective expectations of husbands and wives and couples' decision-making under uncertainty

Paula, Áureo de; Valente, Christine - 2026

Many decisions are taken jointly by multiple individuals. When outcomes are uncertain, decision-makers may have different subjective expectations (“beliefs”) about the consequences of different choices. We develop a tractable empirical framework for identifying the relative influence of...

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Subjective expectations of husbands and wives and couples' decision-making under uncertainty

Paula, Áureo de; Valente, Christine - 2026

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Life after divorce : effects of joint custody on parents and children

Canessa, Stella; Dahl, Gordon B.; Hasselqvist, Anna; … - 2026

Divorce reshapes family life, yet little is known about one of its most consequential features: the allocation of child custody. We study the impact of joint versus sole custody on both parents and children using rich administrative data from Sweden linked to over 25 years of newly-collected...

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Life after divorce : effects of joint custody on parents and children

Canessa, Stella; Dahl, Gordon B.; Hasselqvist, Anna; … - 2026

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Income shocks, bride price, and child marriage in Turkey

Chort, Isabelle; Hotte, Rozenn; Marazyan, Karine - 2026

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Income shocks, bride price and child marriage in Turkey

Chort, Isabelle; Hotte, Rozenn; Marazyan, Karine - 2024

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Income shocks, bride price and child marriage in Turkey

Chort, Isabelle; Hotte, Rozenn; Marazyan, Karine - 2022

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Income shocks, bride price and child marriage in Turkey

Chort, Isabelle; Hotte, Rozenn; Marazyan, Karine - 2022

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Income Shocks, Bride Price and Child Marriage in Turkey

Chort, Isabelle; Hotte, Rozenn; Marazyan, Karine - 2022

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Future orientedness

Knowles, John; Postlewaite, Andrew - 2023

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Unequal but just? : experimental evidence on (gendered) distributive justice principles in parental financial gifts

Tisch, Daria; Gutfleisch, Tamara - 2023

Research has documented gender inequalities in parental financial gifts, but it is unclear under which conditions these inequalities are socially accepted. We combine distributive justice theory with sociological and economic perspectives on intergenerational transfers to examine perceptions of...

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Do households live the family model they prefer? : household's work patterns across European policy regimes

Lütolf, Meret; Stadelmann-Steffen, Isabelle - 2023

Studies have investigated the equalizing effect of childcare provision and parental leave schemes on gendered work patterns. However, as the relationship between policies and individual time allocations to paid work is complex and challenging to empirically assess, previous research has...

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Protection for Whom? The Political Economy of Protective Labor Laws for Women

Doepke, Matthias; Foerster, Hanno; Hannusch, Anne; … - 2025

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The Impact of Personality Traits on Sexual Satisfaction and Frequency of Sex: Does It Differ between Single and Partnered Individuals?

Jirjahn, Uwe; Ottenbacher, Martha - 2025

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The Impact of Personality Traits on Sexual Satisfaction and Frequency of Sex: Does It Differ Between Single and Partnered Individuals?

Jirjahn, Uwe; Ottenbacher, Martha - 2025

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Unintended consequences of immigration reform : marriage market, intra-household bargaining, and well-being

Briselli, Giulia; Kim, Wookun - 2025

We examine the consequences of South Korea's 2008-10 immigration reforms on the marriage market and intra-household outcomes. The reforms unintentionally reduced foreign bride inflows. Exploiting regional variation in exposure to the reforms and using uniquely rich data - administrative records,...

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Marriage, intra-household inequality, and wage risk

Denderski, Piotr; Obermeier, Tim - 2025

How well are workers insured against idiosyncratic wage risk? We revisit this question using a two-earner life-cycle model with endogenous intra-household allocations and marital status dynamics. In a model calibrated to the US, intra-household consumption inequality explains nearly one-fifth of...

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How do family members negotiate to reach a bargaining agreement? : a study of intrahousehold behavior

Chavas, Jean-Paul; Matteazzi, Eleonora; Menon, Martina; … - 2025

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