suitable alternatives, the taboo was no longer expedient, and was dropped. For the same reasons, marriage has become less …

theory predicts that most of the gender age difference at first marriage will persist even if the gender wage-gap disappears … value of their current match exceeds that of remaining single. If both partners propose, the meeting ends up in a marriage … ages of first-time brides and grooms. We show that modeling the marriage decision in this simple way is sufficient to …

We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we … examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the … decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional on marriage. We find that, in the absence of social stigma or legal …

This paper explores the role of marriage when markets are incomplete so that individuals cannot diversify their … married hedges are the ones most likely to be caught short with too little love in order to save a marriage in the event of an … means and volatilities of partners' incomes are also derived from the theory and tested. …

This paper studies the effect of child care provision on family structure. We present a model of a marriage market with …

, mating, and parental investment in children, we argue that marriage serves the purpose of attenuating the risk of mating …This paper provides a first microeconomic foundation for the institution of marriage. Based on a model of reproduction …, marriage circumscribes female infidelity and mate poaching among men, which reduces average levels of paternal uncertainty in …

In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married … more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes. …

We develop a model of the household in which spousal incomes are determined by pre-marital investments, the marriage … then enables us to show that, for each couple, the marriage market generates a unique and maritally sustainable sharing …

In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married … more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes. …