We develop a theoretical model of mating behavior and parental investment in children under asymmetry in kin … recognition between men and women that provides a microfoundation for the institution of marriage. In the model, men and women …. As a socially sanctioned commitment device among partners, the institution of marriage reduces this risk by restraining …

the household. Using a sample of PSID-CDS children, we investigate whether the birth order effects in their outcomes are …

of children as late as ten years after the program. Additional model implications are tested using nationally …

, I will focus on some potential benefits of leave. I investigate the long-term effects on children of increasing the … the leave reform and to estimate whether there is a measurable, persistent effect on children's cognitive and educational … outcomes at ages 15 and 21. A population sample of Danish children born in the months around implementation of the reform and a …

perceived norms and personal aims. We argue that as long as the family has been the main provider of social protection, marriage …We present a model of courtship in which the timing of marriage is affected by the cognitive dissonance between … family, these norms have lost their strength, so that agents can afford the luxury of searching their preferred partners at …

the household. Using a sample of PSID-CDS children, we investigate whether the birth order effects in their outcomes are …

the household. Using a sample of PSID-CDS children, we investigate whether the birth order effects in their outcomes are …

The prevalence and stability of marriage has declined in the United States as the economic lives of men and women have … converged. Family change has not been uniform, however, and the widening gaps in marital status, relationship stability, and …-Oaxaca decompositions of differences in key family outcomes across education groups show that, though individual non-cognitive traits are …

consanguinity on child cognitive ability and height-for-age. Children born into consanguineous unions have lower cognitive scores …

Children are increasingly recognized as secondary victims of intimate partner violence. This paper uses a unique UK … children's development up to the age of seven. Estimating production functions for cognitive, social, and socio …