or region of residence) operate on the same marriage market and are characterized by a homogeneous consumption technology … consumption level in case of marriage dissolution or spousal death. …

Do individuals divorce for economic reasons? Can we measure the attractiveness of new matches in the marriage market … model of the household with consumption, production and revealed preference conditions for stability on the marriage market …. We define marital instability in terms of the consumption gains to remarrying another individual in the same marriage …

children. They were more likely to remain in the labour force and had higher rates at which they entered it. While more likely …

To understand the household decision-making process regarding food expenditures for children in poor households in …) allocated money between themselves and nutritious meals for one of their children. First, we find strong empirical support for … children's meals than men. Third, the spouses' respective bargaining positions derived from consumption patterns strongly …

parents and the well-being of children in single-parent households. Noncustodial parents choose the level of a child support … welfare reforms might have on divorced parents and their children. Such adverse effects may arise because an increase in the …

goods bought at the market with individuals' time. We apply our model to new and unique data on Dutch couples with children … domestically produced goods (including children's welfare). Next, Pareto weights depend on variables like the individual wages and … more for their children than fathers. …

expenses on children's goods that act as a public good in the spouses' preferences. We find that for couples with two or three … children the standard unitary model is strongly rejected in favor of our non-cooperative model. Moreover, it turns out that for …