show substantial bonuses for married couples and four exhibit marriage penalties. On a micro level, we find that these … marriage bonuses/penalties differ substantially across household types and income. From a policy point of view, our results … suggest that the abolishment of marriage-related tax-benefit components in countries with marriage bonuses would leave some …

whether, and to what extent, does the incidence of early marriage shape the married women's perspectives on gender preference … treatment effects) and a large set of model specifications, and find significant evidence supporting the role of early marriage … for boys but are also less likely to stop reproduction as long as they do not have a boy. Early-age marriage is associated …

presence of conflicting family goals within a couple, and show that male scarcity (a decrease in the male to female sex ratio …

We investigate how the marital age gap affects the evolution of marital satisfaction over the duration of marriage … experienced by men married to younger wives and women married to younger husbands within 6 to 10 years of marriage. A possible …

hypothesis that homeownership probabilities can be affected by marriage market expectations and pessimistic marriage market … that up to a certain threshold, the probability of homeownership decreases when the marriage market prospect indicator …

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 … early-marrying women over a span of three decades. We find that the practice of child marriage has become much less …

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 …

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 …