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Human capital effects of marriage payments
Anderson, Siwan - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Payments at the time of marriage, which are ubiquitous in developing countries, can be substantial enough to impoverish … prompted legislation against them in several jurisdictions. Marriage payments are often a substitute for investment in female …
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Common law marriage and couple formation
Grossbard, Shoshana; Vernon, Victoria - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 3 (2014), pp. 1-26
women without college. CLM effects on likelihood of marriage and cohabitation and likelihood of being divorced if ever …The Current Population Survey is used to investigate effects of Common Law Marriage (CLM) on whether young US … CLM over the period examined. Analysis based on Gary Becker's marriage economics helps explain why CLM affects couple …
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Parenthood and couples’ relative earnings in Norway 2005-2014
Bergsvik, Janna; Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug; Kitterød, … - 2018
In the current paper, we investigate within-couple inequality in earnings using Norwegian register data on married and cohabiting couples. We are particularly interested in assessing whether the negative relation between children and women’s relative earnings changed during the study period...
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What's the use of marriage?
Cigno, Alessandro - 2009
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 …
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Education, matching and the allocative value of romance
Booth, Alison L.; Coles, Melvyn G. - 2005
Societies are characterized by customs governing the allocation of non-market goods such as marital partnerships. We explore how such customs affect the educational investment decisions of young singles and the subsequent joint labor supply decisions of partnered couples. We consider two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272019
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Marriage versus Cohabitation: How Specialization and Time Use Differ by Relationship Type
Stratton, Leslie S. - 2023
Relationships have changed dramatically in the last fifty years. Fewer couples are marrying, more are cohabiting. Reasons for this shift abound, but the shift may have consequences of its own. A number of models predict that those cohabiting will specialize less than those marrying. Panel data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014001740
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Marriage versus Cohabitation: How Specialization and Time Use Differ by Relationship Type
Stratton, Leslie S. - 2023
Relationships have changed dramatically in the last fifty years. Fewer couples are marrying, more are cohabiting. Reasons for this shift abound, but the shift may have consequences of its own. A number of models predict that those cohabiting will specialize less than those marrying. Panel data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296841
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Common Law Marriage and Couple Formation
Grossbard, Shoshana; Vernon, Victoria - 2014
The Current Population Survey is used to investigate effects of Common Law Marriage (CLM) on whether young US … abolished CLM over the period examined. Analysis based on Gary Becker's marriage economics helps explain why CLM affects couple …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010421144
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Savings, investments, debts and psychological well-being in married and cohabiting couples
Kan, Man-Yee; Laurie, Heather - 2010
This paper builds on the existing literature about the distribution of financial resources within the household between couple members. Using data from the British Household Panel Study (BHPS) we examine the ownership of, and amounts held in savings, investments and debts by couple members, and...
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Financial implications of relationship breakdown: Does marriage matter?
Fisher, Hayley; Low, Hamish - 2012
marriage does not appear to translate into economic protection. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330989