lasted at least ten years. However, if a marriage failed in less than ten years, no spousal benefits are paid. The spousal … primary worker and the secondary worker. We examine whether these couples, who have more to gain from extending their marriage …

effects of marriage penalties. In addition, it offers a unique perspective on 19th century marriage markets, which are little … substantially greater. This indicates that women were willing to substitute away from marriage if the alternatives were favorable … enough, suggesting that changes in the desirability of marriage to women may account for some of the aggregate patterns of …

Marriage penalties are a controversial feature of many government policies. Empirical evidence of their behavioral … decision. We investigate the removal of marriage penalties from the surviving spouse pensions of the Canadian public pension … marriage penalties can have large and persistent effects on marriage decisions. We also present evidence suggesting that it is …