marriage ceremony. The literature on coresidential relationships typically assumes that the formal marriage contract offers … relationship that has been “sealed” by marriage. The goal of this paper is to develop a simple dynamic model that can explain the … existence of marriage contract. The model assumes that the only difference between marriage and non-marital cohabitation is the …

This paper develops a model of choice between marriage and cohabitation to study the effect of divorce costs on … marriage decision. The paired agents are heterogeneous, the utility is non-transferable, and break up and divorce decisions are … efficiently). The model seeks to reconcile the conflicting empirical evidence on the relationship between marriage rates and …

form an image on various aspects of daily life, poorly known from other sources: household size, land property, earnings in … marriage furniture, tools, animals, prices, food, secular and religious involvement of the private life etc. In addition to …

, wife height, wet land, dry land, years of marriage and years of education for women & men on these decisions. According to …

, wife height, wet land, dry land, years of marriage and years of education for women & men on these decisions. According to …

form an image on various aspects of daily life, poorly known from other sources: household size, land property, earnings in … marriage furniture, tools, animals, prices, food, secular and religious involvement of the private life etc. In addition to …