A simple model of marriage and divorce predicts that no marriages occur. Yet, in real life, people marry all the time … formed but end in divorce, some last a lifetime. For certain parameterizations a lifelong efficient marriage is guaranteed … exceedingly emotionally unattractive. These results may have some bearing also on other partnerships than marriage. …

obtained more education, are home owners, and, in some countries, among those that are relatively old. …

We present new evidence on the influence of income inequality on generalized trust. Using individual panel data from … income inequality and trust is particularly strong for people with a strong aversion against income differentials. We also …

Earlier studies on income inequality and crime have typically used total income or total earnings. However, it is quite … is therefore to disentangle the two effects by, first, estimating region-specific inequality in permanent and transitory … indicate that it is important to separate the two effects; while an increase in the inequality in permanent income yields a …