of a marriage of a daughter is affected by the economic conditions of the household from which she originates. We … distinguish household specific wealth levels and two types of shocks: correlated (weather) shocks and idiosyncratic (wealth … support the hypothesis that the timing of marriage is affected by household characteristics; girls from households that …

This paper investigates the impact of income shocks and bride price on early marriage in Turkey. The practice of bride … with a negative income shock. In addition, marriages precipitated by negative income shocks may present specific features … (endogamy, age and education difference between spouses). Weather shocks provide an exogenous source of variation of household …

This paper investigates the impact of income shocks and bride price on early marriage in Turkey. The practice of bride … with a negative income shock. In addition, marriages precipitated by negative income shocks may present specific features … (endogamy, age and education difference between spouses). Weather shocks provide an exogenous source of variation of household …

to the labor market shock, while the value of marriage remains high because of the family insurance provided by the … affect the family structure itself. We study the impact of a labor market shock on divorce and intra-household allocation of … resources, exploiting a naturalexperimental earthquake shock and large-scale panel data. We provide novel evidence that the …

In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married … more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes. …

bride families to grooms at the time of marriage, have evolved through natural shocks. We develop a model of marriage market …

increase in income makes an unmarried person more attractive to potential marriage partners, it may also make single life more …

In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married … more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes …

This paper investigates the impact of income shocks and bride price on early marriage in Turkey. The practice of bride … with a negative income shock. In addition, marriages precipitated by negative income shocks may present specific features … (endogamy, age and education difference between spouses). Weather shocks provide an exogenous source of variation of household …

In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married … more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes …. -- Risk sharing ; marriage ; divorce ; family law …