spouse on the German marriage market, which in turn increases the likelihood of them seeking marriage with women from poorer …This paper examines why German men marry women from countries which are less economically developed. Two hypotheses … well as reduced opportunities to meet German partners lead to marriage with a woman from a poorer country. 2. Because of …

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

women after the dissolution of marriage. The dissolution of cohabiting unions is related to losses in wealth for women, but …Objective: To document gender differences in how economic wealth changes following the dissolution of marriage and … a more unequal division of wealth following the dissolution of cohabitation as compared to marriage. Method: The …

the presence of endogenous regressors. Our results indicate that marriage increases women's specialization in home …-based activities and that marriage decreases women's leisure. These effects are robust across specifications"--Forschungsinstitut zur …"We evaluate the effects of the transition from cohabitation to marriage on household domestic and market work hours …