Why has polygyny, marriage of a man to multiple women, common in most societies throughout history, almost disappeared … at the later stage of the transition from polygyny to monogamy, the spread of human capital and the increase of labor … income have led to the rise of monogamy. A general equilibrium model of the marriage market illustrates that the spread of …

Why has polygyny, marriage of a man to multiple women, common in most societies throughout history, almost disappeared … at the later stage of the transition from polygyny to monogamy, the spread of human capital and the increase of labor … income have led to the rise of monogamy. A general equilibrium model of the marriage market illustrates that the spread of …

polygyny (multiple wives). Wealth inequality naturally produces multiple wives for rich men in a standard model of the marriage … of monogamy or polygamy. In particular, when inequality is determined more by disparities in human capital versus non … polygynous. The results are driven by the larger inequality in the value of women in the marriage market in modern economies …

marriage institutions: polygyny, strict monogamy, and serial monogamy (divorce and remarriage). After having identified the … regime from polygyny to monogamy. The introduction of serial monogamy follows from a further rise in either the proportion of … rich males, or an increase in the proportion of rich females. Strict monogamy is a prerequisite to serial monogamy, as it …