We use a unique dataset to analyze the marriage patterns of the British and German nobility from the 1500s to the 1800s … British marriages. Moreover, we show that German data exhibit lower odds of marriage than British among nobles and commoners … correlation between highly restrictive marriage laws and marital sorting in Germany …

show substantial bonuses for married couples and four exhibit marriage penalties. On a micro level, we find that these … marriage bonuses/penalties differ substantially across household types and income. From a policy point of view, our results … suggest that the abolishment of marriage-related tax-benefit components in countries with marriage bonuses would leave some …

show substantial bonuses for married couples and four exhibit marriage penalties. On a micro level, we find that these … marriage bonuses/penalties differ substantially across household types and income. From a policy point of view, our results … suggest that the abolishment of marriage-related tax-benefit components in countries with marriage bonuses would leave some …

fertile phase experience high unemployment rates. Based on these facts we investigate how marriage and fertility decisions in … marry. However, this relationship becomes smaller during the economic crisis. Men in the most struck countries are even less … likely to marry when they are unemployed during recession. Although we find effects on marriage we cannot observe any effects …

The European Marriage Pattern (EMP), in place in NW Europe for perhaps 500 years, substantially limited fertility. But …

of marriage-related tax-benefit instruments on the labour supply of married couples. For each married partner, we … estimate their individual marginal effective tax rate and net replacement rate before and after marriage. We show that the … marriage bonus, which is economically significant in eight European countries, decreases the work incentives for women and …

of marriage-related tax-benefit instruments on the labour supply of married couples. For each married partner, we … estimate their individual marginal effective tax rate and net replacement rate before and after marriage. We show that the … marriage bonus, which is economically significant in eight European countries, decreases the work incentives for women and …