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 …

equilibrium limited-commitment collective framework that allows for marriage both within and across birth cohorts. Using Panel … within- and across-cohort marital matching. Our model replicates the bivariate marriage distribution by age, and explains … some of the most salient life-cycle patterns of marriage, divorce, remarriage, and time allocation behavior. We use our …

We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we … examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the … decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional on marriage. We find that, in the absence of social stigma or legal …

rights after separation. We use this improvement in women's bargaining power in marriage for a regression discontinuity …

We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we … examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the … decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional on marriage. We find that, in the absence of social stigma or legal …

rights after separation. We use this improvement in women's bargaining power in marriage for a regression discontinuity …

partner violence, early marriage, and female genital mutilations - negatively affect the schooling of boys and girls …

Sex ratios, i.e., relative numbers of men and women, can affect marriage prospects, labor force participation, and … second generation marriage market because second generation marriages were mostly endogamous, i.e., to members of the same … marriage, and a large negative effect on female labor force participation. Perhaps surprisingly, the marriage rates of second …