decades: the separation of sex, marriage, and childbearing; fewer children and smaller households; converging work and …) or to promote marriage and fertility. …

In contrast, the standard model of marriage market equilibrium assumes that prospective spouses make Binding Agreements … in the Marriage Market (BAMM) that determine allocation within marriage. If we assume BAMM and transferable utility, then … the appropriate framework for analyzing marriage market equilibrium is the Koopmans-Beckmann-Shapley-Shubik assignment …

The standard Beckerian analysis of marriage market equilibrium assumes that allocation within marriage implements … agreements made in the marriage market. This paper investigates marriage market equilibrium when allocation within marriage is … determined by bargaining in marriage and compares that model with the standard model. When bargaining in marriage determines …