A very brief historical discussion of marriage, divorce, and out-of-wedlock births in England and France …

develop an equilibrium search model of marriage, divorce, and investment in children that allows for differential timing of …This paper explores the interaction between wage inequality and the marriage and fertility decisions of young women. We … fertility. We show how patterns of fertility timing in U.S. data can be explained by the incentives for fertility delay implied …

'' is captured by attitudes toward marriage, divorce, fertility, and children. Singles search for mates in a marriage market …. Married agents bargain about work, and the quantity and quality of children. They can divorce. Social policies, such as child …

Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such …

Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such … states to inculcate sexual mores. Technology affects culture. -- Children ; church and state ; contraception ; culture …

Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such …

Societies socialize children about sex. This is done in the presence of peer-group effects, which may encourage … undesirable behavior. Parents want the best for their children. Still, they weigh the marginal gains from socializing their … children against its costs. Churches and states may stigmatize sex, both because of a concern about the welfare of their flocks …

Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such …

fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a decline … in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher degree of assortative mating; (v) more children living with a single …

fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a … significant decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher degree of positive assortative mating; (v) more children …