We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we … examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the … decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional on marriage. We find that, in the absence of social stigma or legal …

market and in marriage formation, impact their decision to leave. Using a "timing-of-events" model we estimate the impact of … labour market and the marriage formation processes. The large size of the data permits us to stratify the analysis by five …

measure of the marriage market by using data from several Censuses. Intermarriage is lower the greater the availability ratio …

Does availability of common law marriage (CLM henceforth) in the U.S help explain variation in the labor force … legal protection to household producers at the margin between single status and marriage, we expect it to discourage labor …

The Current Population Survey is used to investigate effects of Common Law Marriage (CLM) on whether young US … abolished CLM over the period examined. Analysis based on Gary Becker's marriage economics helps explain why CLM affects couple …

on the administrative side of the university. There is no female marriage premium, and no partnership return to gay men …

bargaining are both essential for understanding these trends, and develops an equilibrium model of marriage and bargaining …