default, banks might be willing to lend to stable couples. In presence of incomplete information, marriage could be used as a … signal of the quality of the match. This paper investigates the link between marriage and credit constraints. I use matching … methods to evaluate the impact of marriage on credit constraints. I find that married couples are more likely to be approved …

of the age at first marriage by cohort. It detects some recent changes in the bottom of the distribution of the age at … marriage in Western Europe and in Northern America: declining marriage rates, increase in cohabitation, increasing divorce … demand for different marital contracts. In France, since 1999, two types of marital contracts are available: the marriage and …

We develop a theory of marriage and fertility, distinguishing the choice to have children from the choice of the number …) the relationship between marriage rates and education is hump-shaped. We show how family patterns have been shaped by the …

Even in countries where there is a male-biased sex ratio, it is still possible for the marriage market to be balanced … at marriage, fertility rate, and sex ratio at birth, we rank countries according to the Missing Brides Index. …

We model virtue as an asset on the marriage market : since men value virginity in prospective mates, preserving their …

, different-sex couples can contract either a marriage or a civil union, called a pacs. It is a new legal form of union, more … flexible than marriage. The pacs turned to be successful, 30% of new unions in 2007 were pacs. In 2005, the income taxation of … the choice to contract a pacs is determined by short-term views. Then it questions the link between marriage and civil …

Although the tax system is not marriage neutral in many countries, it has been found only slightly significant in … determining marriage decision (Buffeteau and Echevin, 2003; Alm and Whittington, 1995). This paper tests if the tax system could … either contract a marriage or a civil union (pacs). I assess the impact of taxation on the decision to contract a pacs using …

cohort-based analyses from a nationally representative sample. Second, these analyses do not control for pre-marriage … after marriage. Instead, participants who got married reported short-term increases followed by complete adaptation back to … marriage. …