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An assignment model with divorce and remarriage
Chiappori, Pierre-André (contributor);  … - 2008
We develop a two-sided matching model with positive sorting, divorce and remarriage. Match quality for each couple is … revealed ex post and those with poor draws divorce. Competition determines lifetime expected utilities but per-period utilities … depend on the laws that govern the distribution of assets upon divorce. We discuss separately cases in which remarriage is or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793353
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Intrahousehold Welfare : Theory and Application to Japanese Data
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Meghir, Costas; Okuyama, Yoko - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
In this paper we develop a novel approach to measuring individual welfare within households, recognizing that individuals may have both different preferences (particularly regarding public consumption) and differential access to resources. We construct a money metric measure of welfare that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635608
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Are intra-household allocations policy neutral? : theory and empirical evidence
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Iyigun, Murat; Lafortune, Jeanne - 2011
We develop a collective household model with spousal matching in which there exists marital gains to assortative matching and marriage quality for each couple is revealed ex post. Changes in alimony laws are shown to affect existing couples and couples-to-be differently. For existing couples,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009235176
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The Roommate Problem - Is More Stable Than You Think
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Galichon, Alfred; Salanié, … - 2014
Stable matchings may fail to exist in the roommate matching problem, both when utility is transferable and when it is not. We show that when utility is transferable, the existence of a stable matching is restored when there is an even number of individuals of indistinguishable characteristics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333453
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An assignment model with divorce and remarriage
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Iyigun, Murat; Weiss, Yoram - 2008
We develop a two-sided matching model with positive sorting, divorce and remarriage. Match quality for each couple is … revealed ex post and those with poor draws divorce. Competition determines lifetime expected utilities but per-period utilities … depend on the laws that govern the distribution of assets upon divorce. We discuss separately cases in which remarriage is or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272030
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Are intra-household allocations policy neutral? Theory and empirical evidence
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Iyigun, Murat; Lafortune, Jeanne - 2011
We develop a collective household model with spousal matching in which there exists marital gains to assortative matching and marriage quality for each couple is revealed ex post. Changes in alimony laws are shown to affect existing couples and couples-to-be differently. For existing couples,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278689
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The roommate problem : is more stable than you think
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Galichon, Alfred; Salanié, … - 2014
Stable matchings may fail to exist in the roommate matching problem, both when utility is transferable and when it is not. We show that when utility is transferable, the existence of a stable matching is restored when there is an even number of individuals of indistinguishable characteristics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010256106
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The Roommate Problem - Is More Stable Than You Think
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Galichon, Alfred; Salanié, … - CESifo - 2014
Stable matchings may fail to exist in the roommate matching problem, both when utility is transferable and when it is not. We show that when utility is transferable, the existence of a stable matching is restored when there is an even number of individuals of indistinguishable characteristics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877757
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An Assignment Model with Divorce and Remarriage
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Iyigun, Murat; Weiss, Yoram - Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics, … - 2008
We develop a two-sided matching model with positive sorting, divorce and remarriage. Match quality for each couple is … revealed ex post and those with poor draws divorce. Competition determines lifetime expected utilities but per-period utilities … depend on the laws that govern the distribution of assets upon divorce. We discuss separately cases in which remarriage is or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009399814
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Marriage Market, Divorce Legislation and Household Labor Supply
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Fortin, Bernard; Lacroix, Guy - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2001
This paper provides a theoretical framework for analyzing the impact of the marriage market and divorce legislation on … household labor supply. In our approach, the sex ratio on the marragie market and the rules governing divorce are examples of … results do not reject the restrictions imposed by the model. Also, the sex ratio and divorce laws deemed favorable to women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005100994