This paper estimates the impact of the extension of compulsory schooling in Turkey from 5 to 8 years on the marriage … new education policy reduces the probability of marriage and giving birth for teenage women substantially: the probability … of marriage by age 16 is reduced by 44 percent and the probability of giving birth by age 17 falls by 36 percent. The …

This paper investigates, both theoretically and empirically, the effect of sociability on the age of marriage …. Theoretically, a more sociable individual has higher chances of finding a suitable partner for marriage early in life, and hence is … afford to be more selective in choosing a mate and therefore will tend to postpone marriage until the most suitable partner …

This paper studies marriage market effects of the student gender composition for university graduates using German …. Experiencing a higher own-gender share of students during university education reduces overall marriage market opportunities for …

We study marital sorting on academic qualifications and latent ability in an equilibrium marriage market model using … marriage market, and affected marital outcomes of individuals whose qualification attainment were unaffected.We also decompose … the difference in marriage probabilities between unqualified individuals and those with basic qualifications into causal …

Spousal characteristics such as age, height, and earnings are often used in social science research to infer social …. Given prevailing gender gaps in height and earnings, positive sorting implies it will be rare for women to be taller than … empirical application, we show that simulations which sort couples positively on permanent earnings can largely replicate the …

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

This paper studies the effects of different income transfers on individual welfare, in both marriage and divorce … losses derived from the marriage. We have also found that the donor of an intergenerational transfer can behave in a …