fertility pressures on women, which favored late female marriages already in the pre-industrial era. The resulting family and … household patterns placed women into a better position to struggle for more gender equality during the subsequent transitions …-condition predict differences in pre-industrial female marriage ages, which in turn explain differences in gender equality today. The …

women. To investigate this idea, we build and estimate an equilibrium search model with education, marriage …In this paper, we study the role of education as insurance against a bad marriage. Historically, due to disparities in … earning power and education across genders, married women often found themselves in an economically vulnerable position, and …

women. To investigate this idea, we build and estimate an equilibrium search model with education, marriage …In this paper, we study the role of education as insurance against a bad marriage. Historically, due to disparities in … earning power and education across genders, married women often found themselves in an economically vulnerable position, and …

schooling, and how that affects subsequent labour market outcomes of men and women. Using a nationally representative …

schooling, and how that affects subsequent labour market outcomes of men and women. Using a nationally representative …