Bethmann, Dirk (contributor); Kvasnicka, Michael (contributor) - 2005
recognition between men and women that provides a microfoundation for the institution of marriage. In the model, men and women …. Because of paternal uncertainty, men unlike women may err in investing resources in offspring that is not biologically theirs …. As a socially sanctioned commitment device among partners, the institution of marriage reduces this risk by restraining …