A Marriage Bar is the requirement that women working in certain jobs must leave that job when they marry. In the … required women to resign at marriage were introduced in several countries around the world, including Australia, Canada …. The third is to investigate the potential impacts of the Marriage Bar on women's behavior with respect to employment …

with partnership problems only for older women in cross sections, but for younger ones in fixed-effects specifications. In … superior partnership alternatives for women who out-earn their partners. …

"Going Solo" and is particularly evident among women who are the focus of our study. In this paper we investigate the … 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 …

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 … in perpetuating disproportionate preference for boys. Women who married before turning 18 not only state a greater desire …

marriage bonus, which is economically significant in eight European countries, decreases the work incentives for women and … marriage bonuses contribute to a lock-in effect, where second earners, typically women, are incentivised to work less, with … of marriage-related tax-benefit instruments on the labour supply of married couples. For each married partner, we …

This paper investigates the impact of income shocks and bride price on early marriage in Turkey. The practice of bride … prevalence of bride price. Compared to women who experienced the same shock but lived in a province where bride price is … infrequent, such women are also more likely to give birth to their first child before 18 and for those who married religiously …

builds on the existing literature on the effect of marriage on women's employment in MENA. Besides examining how different … that marriage by the median age reduces the probability of working for women by 47 percent in Jordan, 33 percent in Tunisia … in the extent to which self-employment after marriage is available to women to compensate for the reduction in wage …

-in-law's presence consistently diminishes the daughter-in-law's engagement in paid work and increases both women's time spent on … state of residence. Overall, the results suggest that policies that aim to increase women's education and promote gender …