) use of marriage is affected by the possibility of divorce. -- post-marital education ; marriage contract ; divorce …This paper studies how the risk of divorce affects the human capital decisions of a young couple. We consider a setting … where complete specialization (one of the spouses uses up all the education resources) is optimal with no divorce risk …

) use of marriage is affected by the possibility of divorce. -- post-marital education ; marriage contract ; divorce …This paper studies how the risk of divorce affects the human capital decisions of a young couple. We consider a setting … where complete specialization (one of the spouses uses up all the education resources) is optimal with no divorce risk …

more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes. …In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married …

. -- risk sharing ; marriage ; divorce ; family law … more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes …In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married …

more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes …In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married …

The present paper aims to quantify the growth and welfare consequences of changing family structures in western … quantitative results indicate that the declining number of marriages coupled with increasing divorce rates had a profound effect on …

risk sharing is one benefit to marriage it is also limited by divorce risk. With search in the marriage market there may be … multiple equilibria diering not only in divorce rates but also in the role of marriage in providing informal insurance …This paper considers family formation and reciprocity-based cooperation in the form of sharing of earnings-risk. While …

risk sharing is one benefit to marriage it is also limited by divorce risk. With search in the marriage market there may be … multiple equilibria differing not only in divorce rates but also in the role of marriage in providing informal insurance …This paper considers family formation and reciprocity-based cooperation in the form of sharing of earnings-risk. While …

marriage as well as for a precautionary savings motive. …