In 1933, the German government introduced the marriage loan for newlyweds, a policy aimed at increasing marriages and …

and men and I also differentiate according to their partnership status (marriage vs. cohabitation). My aim is to evaluate …

We document the effect of unemployment insurance generosity on divorce and fertility using an identification strategy …. In particular, they mitigate increases in divorce associated with men's layoffs; increases in separations associated with …

manufacturing competition to test how shifts in the relative economic stature of young men versus young women affected marriage … reduce marriage and fertility. Consistent with prominent sociological accounts, these shocks heighten male idleness and …

manufacturing competition to test how shifts in the relative economic stature of young men versus young women affected marriage … reduce marriage and fertility. Consistent with prominent sociological accounts, these shocks heighten male idleness and …

In this paper, we examine whether the business cycle plays a role in marriage and divorce. We use data on Spain, since … unemployment in a counter-cyclical way. Other factors, such as changes in divorce law and duration of the marriage also have a … the unemployment rate is negatively associated with the marriage rate, pointing to a pro-cyclical evolution of marriage …

This paper studies match formation and dissolution in frictional marriage markets under labor market uncertainty. We … partners in the marriage market and switch between employment and unemployment in the labor market. In the marriage market …