value of their current match exceeds that of remaining single. If both partners propose, the meeting ends up in a marriage … their spouses. The matching function depends on the single sex-ratios which are endogenous. Our model economy has only two … ages of first-time brides and grooms. We show that modeling the marriage decision in this simple way is sufficient to …

We present an equilibrium model with inter-linked frictional labour and marriage markets. Women's flow value of being … sequential job search, and can choose to improve their labour market returns as well as their marriage prospects by undertaking a …