lifetime fertility. Multiple equilibria in terms of the dominant form of marriage (for example, polygyny or monogamy) are … increased resource inequality among men. We propose a theory, within the framework of a matching model of marriage, in which, in … some cases, institutionalized monogamy prevails, even when resources are unequally distributed, as a result of agricultural …

inequality and marriage patterns at the county level in nineteenth-century Prussia. Formally the landed elite could have inuenced … not only the labor relations with the peasants but also their marriage decisions. Using cross-sectional as well as panel … analysis we find no evidence that noble landowners directly affected marriage rates. Instead we find a robust negative …

inequality and marriage patterns at the county level in nineteenth-century Prussia. Formally the landed elite could have … influenced not only the labor relations with the peasants but also their marriage decisions. Using cross-sectional as well as … panel analysis we find no evidence that noble landowners directly affected marriage rates. Instead we find a robust negative …

. This paper derives the implications of this observation for the pattern of matching in marriage markets, the dynamics of … marriage markets will naturally tend to be hypergamous - that is, a marriage is more likely to be beneficial to both parties … goes up. The model sheds light on how marriage affects the returns to human capital for men and women. Absent marriage …

. This paper derives the implications of this observation for the pattern of matching in marriage markets, the dynamics of … marriage markets will naturally tend to be hypergamous ﾖ that is, a marriage is more likely to be beneficial to both parties … goes up. The model sheds light on how marriage affects the returns to human capital for men and women. Absent marriage …

-condition predict differences in pre-industrial female marriage ages, which in turn explain differences in gender equality today. The …

marriage institutions: polygyny, strict monogamy, and serial monogamy (divorce and remarriage). After having identified the … regime from polygyny to monogamy. The introduction of serial monogamy follows from a further rise in either the proportion of … rich males, or an increase in the proportion of rich females. Strict monogamy is a prerequisite to serial monogamy, as it …

income have led to the rise of monogamy. A general equilibrium model of the marriage market illustrates that the spread of …Why has polygyny, marriage of a man to multiple women, common in most societies throughout history, almost disappeared … at the later stage of the transition from polygyny to monogamy, the spread of human capital and the increase of labor …