"The institution of marriage plays some role in determining one's risk of exposure to HIV. Since the transmission of … their human capital in the future, more education implies earlier marriage, given that the marriage institution effectively … decreases the HIV-related mortality risk. On the other hand, education increases the opportunity costs of marriage especially …

"This paper examines the effect of AIDS-related mortality of the prime-age adult population on marriage behavior among … women in Malawi. A rise in prime-age adult mortality increases risks associated with the search for a marriage partner in … the marriage market. A possible behavioral change in the marriage market in response to an increase in prime-age adult …

consequences. With the defeat of the Kuomintang Party in China, more than one million soldiers and civilians, mainly young males …, retreated to Taiwan in the late 1940s. Initially, the soldiers from mainland China were not allowed to marry. The ban was … relaxed in 1959, however, suddenly flooding the marriage market with a large number of eligible bachelors. The operational …

relative bargaining power within marriage also have differential effects on group membership and social relations. Women who … bring more assets to marriage, who live closer to their natal villages, and who have sons are more likely to belong to a … group. Assets at marriage and distance to village of husbands and wives also have differential effects on relationship …