, utility must be transferable both within marriage and upon divorce, and the marginal rate of substitution between public and … that if divorce alters the way some goods are consumed (either because some goods that are public in marriage become …

marriage which exactly offsets their higher prospective divorce settlement. When remarriage is possible, more complex effects … could occur: the reform typically alters divorce probabilities and it may affect the total surplus generated by marriage …

matching and marriage quality for each couple is revealed ex post. Changes in alimony laws are shown to affect existing couples … marriage match quality is low, while, for couples not yet formed, they generate offsetting intra-household transfers and lower …