degree of specialization in more narrowly defined household tasks from the 2001-2019 waves of the Household, Income and … provides limited evidence of specialization in any type of relationship. The results for women are much stronger. Women who … yields some further evidence of specialization. Survey responses on the degree of specialization are more informative. The …

Child marriage is still widespread in countries across the Indian Subcontinent. The practice has important consequences … for the health and well-being of the woman and the child. In this study, we examine the incidence of child marriage in … characteristics of early-marrying women over a span of three decades. We find that the practice of child marriage has become much less …

This paper studies the effect of the business cycle on the marriage rate, using a panel data of 30 European countries … covering 1991 to 2013. We find a negative effect of the business cycle on the marriage rate, pointing to the pro …-cyclical behaviour of marriage decisions, which holds after controlling for country-level specific characteristics and family law, and …

of marriage-related tax-benefit instruments on the labour supply of married couples. For each married partner, we … estimate their individual marginal effective tax rate and net replacement rate before and after marriage. We show that the … marriage bonus, which is economically significant in eight European countries, decreases the work incentives for women and …

of compulsory education from 6 to 9 years on females' education, marriage, and fertility outcomes in Thailand. Using data … Muslim women. The policy leads to a consistent drop in the probability of marriage and cumulative births for Muslim women …

The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of marriage regulation on the migratory behavior of individuals using … the history of the liberalization of same-sex marriage across the United States. Because the approval of same-sex marriage … allows homosexuals access to legal rights and social benefits, marriage becomes more attractive relative to singlehood or …

An aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic that merits attention is its effects on marriage and childbirth. Although the direct … lockdown, such as that imposed in Pakistan from March 14 to May 8 2020, and the closure of marriage halls that lasted till … Pakistan where birth rates remain high, marriage is nearly universal, and almost all child- bearing takes place within marriage …