conservative areas were more likely to delay fertility/marriage and to accumulate human capital in the long run. We then show how …

manufacturing competition to test how shifts in the relative economic stature of young men versus young women affected marriage … reduce marriage and fertility. Consistent with prominent sociological accounts, these shocks heighten male idleness and … premature mortality, and raise the share of mothers who are unwed and the share of children living in below-poverty, single …

This study analyzes the marriage-market aspects of season of birth in the United States, estimating whether and how … born in the fourth quarter are more likely to be married than never married (marriage more likely than cohabitation), while …

We document the effect of unemployment insurance generosity on divorce and fertility using an identification strategy …. In particular, they mitigate increases in divorce associated with men's layoffs; increases in separations associated with …

Evidence from the U.S. that couples with daughters are more likely to divorce than couples with sons has not been found … for other Western countries. Using 1995-2015 Dutch marriage registry data, we show that daughters are associated with … higher divorce risks, but only when they are 13 to 18 years old. There are no detectable gender differences before or after …

. Maternity benefits decrease divorce within the first year after birth. This decrease persists for at least a decade, indicating … that couples avoided divorce altogether rather than simply delaying it. While mothers extended their leave by several …

the host country. With regard to marriage we focus on the determinants of intermarriage, the stability of these unions …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using … marriage specific capital. -- divorce ; fertility ; bargaining ; intrahousehold allocations ; Austria … analyze the effect on post-divorce outcomes. Our estimates show that joint custody significantly reduces divorce and female …

in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher degree of assortative mating; (v) more children living with a single …

regions affected by intense robot penetration experienced a decrease in new marriages, and an increase in both divorce and … increased uncertainty, reduced the relative marriage-market value of men, and the willingness to commit for the long term. …