matching and marriage quality for each couple is revealed ex post. Changes in alimony laws are shown to affect existing couples … marriage match quality is low, while, for couples not yet formed, they generate offsetting intra-household transfers and lower … different years and requiring different cohabitation length. We find that obtaining the right to petition for alimony led women …

This paper examines the causal effects of television exposure on individual decisions regarding marriage, divorce, and … exposure to Western TV significantly reduced the likelihood of marriage and childbirth while increasing the probability of …

An aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic that merits attention is its effects on marriage and childbirth. Although the direct … lockdown, such as that imposed in Pakistan from March 14 to May 8 2020, and the closure of marriage halls that lasted till … Pakistan where birth rates remain high, marriage is nearly universal, and almost all child- bearing takes place within marriage …

COVID-19 pandemic on marriage and childbirth in Iran. The results of the empirical investigation using logistic regressions … suggest that the experience of unemployment due to the pandemic is positively associated with marriage during the pandemic and … the experience of losing a close relative or family member is negatively associated with marriage. In addition, concern …

findings indicate that over March through December of 2020, marriage rates declined by 54% and divorce rates by 43%. By the end … of 2020, divorce rates recover back to baseline levels, but marriage rates remain 30% below the 2017-2019 baseline level …