, (ii) an increase in the rate of divorce, and (iii) a decline in the rate of marriage. It is argued here that labor … own home, and for married women to work. To address this question, a search model of marriage and divorce, which … incorporates household production, is developed. An extension looks back at the prewar era. -- Marriage ; divorce ; hours worked …

, assortative mating affects household income inequality. In particular, if matching in 2005 between husbands and wives had been …

Marriage has declined since 1960, with the drop being bigger for non-college educated individuals versus college …. Income inequality among households has also widened. A unified model of marriage, divorce, educational attainment and married …