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Old money, the nouveaux riches and Brunhilde's marriage strategy
Bronsert, Anne-Kathrin; Glazer, Amihai; Konrad, Kai A. - 2014
A woman assessing the wealth of a potential husband may observe some, but not all, of his wealth. She may screen, leading to status consumption and wasteful gift giving. The screening activity is costly not only for the potential husband, but also for the woman, as it reduces the wealth of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010379931
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Old money, the nouveau riche and Brunhilde's marriage dilemma : conference paper
Bronsert, Anne-Kathrin; Glazer, Amihai; Konrad, Kai A. - 2014
This paper proposes a screening approach to explain why dating is associated with purchasing status products and conspicuous gift giving. A potential bride searching for a husband may seek to screen candidates whose income is only partially observable. Taking into account that she also bears...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010484412
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Love and Taxes – And Matching Institutions
Konrad, Kai A.; Lommerud, Kjell Erik - 2011
We study a setting with search frictions in the marriage market and with incomplete contracting inside the family … the high-income earner may dislike the implicit income redistribution implied by the marriage. Redistributive income …. Redistributive taxation is shown both to further and stabilize marriage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014192015
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Old Money, the Nouveaux Riches and Brunhilde's Marriage Strategy
Bronsert, Anne-Kathrin; Glazer, Amihai; Konrad, Kai A. - 2014
A woman assessing the wealth of a potential husband may observe some, but not all, of his wealth. She may screen, leading to status consumption and wasteful gift giving. The screening activity is costly not only for the potential husband, but also for the woman, as it reduces the wealth of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398288
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Old Money, the Nouveaux Riches and Brunhilde's Marriage Strategy
Bronsert, Anne-Kathrin; Glazer, Amihai; Konrad, Kai A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
A woman assessing the wealth of a potential husband may observe some, but not all, of his wealth. She may screen, leading to status consumption and wasteful gift giving. The screening activity is costly not only for the potential husband, but also for the woman, as it reduces the wealth of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884244
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Old Money, the Nouveaux Riches and Brunhilde’s Marriage Strategy
Bronsert, Anne-Kathrin; Glazer, Amihai; Konrad, Kai A. - Max-Planck-Institut für Steuerrecht und öffentliche … - 2014
A woman assessing the wealth of a potential husband may observe some, but not all, of his wealth. She may screen, leading to status consumption and wasteful gift giving. The screening activity is costly both for the potential husband, and for the woman, as it reduces the wealth of the man she...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011202939
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Love and taxes - and matching institutions
Konrad, Kai A.; Lommerud, Kjell Erik - 2008
We study a setting with search frictions in the marriage market and with incomplete contracting inside the family … the highincome earner may dislike the implicit income redistribution implied by the marriage. Redistributive income …. Redistributive taxation is shown both to further and stabilize marriage. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010306982
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Affection, speed dating and heart breaking
Konrad, Kai A. - 2013
utilities for entering into a marriage. This makes them turn down many offers and makes them appear as heart-breakers. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331150
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Affection, speed dating and heart breaking
Konrad, Kai A. - 2013
reservation utilities for entering into a marriage. This makes them turn down many offers and makes them appear as "heart-breakers". …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009792475
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Love and taxes - and matching institutions
Konrad, Kai A.; Lommerud, Kjell Erik - Abteilung "Marktprozesse und Steuerung", … - 2008
We study a setting with search frictions in the marriage market and with incomplete contracting inside the family … the highincome earner may dislike the implicit income redistribution implied by the marriage. Redistributive income …. Redistributive taxation is shown both to further and stabilize marriage. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367887