We develop a novel framework to analyze the structural implications of the marriage market for household consumption … patterns. We start by defining a revealed preference characterization of efficient household consumption when the marriage is … stable. In particular, stability means that the marriage matching is individually rational and has no blocking pairs. We show …

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. …

We develop a novel framework to analyze the structural implications of the marriage market for household consumption …. We define a revealed preference characterization of efficient household consumption when the marriage is stable …. Stability means that the marriage matching is individually rational and has no blocking pairs. We characterize stable marriage …