We first document three stylized facts about marriage and fertility in East Asian societies: They have the highest … marriage rates in the world, but the lowest total fertility; they have the lowest total fertility, but almost all married women … sufficiently boost fertility for highly educated women. On the other hand, the social stigma has negligible effects on marriage and …

Since 1950 the sources of the gains from marriage have changed radically. As the educational attainment of women … specialization in work weakened. The primary source of the gains to marriage shifted from the production of household services and … commodities to investment in children. For some, these changes meant that marriage was no longer worth the costs of limited …

Since 1950 the sources of the gains from marriage have changed radically. As the educational attainment of women … specialization in work weakened. The primary source of the gains to marriage shifted from the production of household services and … commodities to investment in children. For some, these changes meant that marriage was no longer worth the costs of limited …

This paper studies the effect of child care provision on family structure. We present a model of a marriage market with …

This paper investigates the relationship between the probability of divorce and marriage specific investments. As these …

This paper studies the effect of child care provision on family structure. We present a model of a marriage market with … data from Germany, we also present empirical evidence which is consistent with this finding. -- marriage ; divorce ; single …

This paper investigates the relationship between the probability of divorce and marriage specific investments. As these …