We develop a matching model on the marriage market, where individuals have preferences over the smoking status of …

East and North Africa, and the rate is higher than 50 percent in some parts of the world. Consanguineous marriage generates … on human capital. The prevalence of consanguineous marriage and the resultant kinship networks can shape various … reform made women less likely to find consanguineous marriage as an acceptable practice, and that the reform reduced women …

East and North Africa, and the rate is higher than 50 percent in some parts of the world. Consanguineous marriage generates … on human capital. The prevalence of consanguineous marriage and the resultant kinship networks can shape various … reform made women less likely to find consanguineous marriage as an acceptable practice, and that the reform reduced women …

recurring theme is the 'success penalty', or the disadvantage career success poses to women in the marriage market. In this … marriage for women age 40-44 over the period 1980 through 2000. In 1980, the relationship between education and marriage was … marriage at the peak of the 'U' and the likelihood at the highest level of education, the penalty fell substantially in both …