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What's the use of marriage?
Cigno, Alessandro - 2009
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269649
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What’s the use of marriage?
Cigno, Alessandro - 2009
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003926729
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On the stability of couples
Hiller, Tobias - In: Games 9 (2018) 3/48, pp. 1-10
In this article, we analyze the stability of couples on the marriage market. Recent developments in cooperative game … theory allow a new model that uses team games which make it possible to model the marriage market. Coalition structures can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011891127
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A Game Model of Dowry Determination in an Arranged Marriage Context
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. - 2005
In many arranged marriage contexts, a mediator assists the bride and the groom's families in determining the actual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014062071
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Spousal trust alignment and intra-household cooperation
Sternberg, Henrike; Steinert, Janina; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2024 - This version: September 2024
We implement a binary trust game between 211 married couples from lowincome households in urban India. In a separate experiment, these spouses randomly received either only a joint savings device (control) or, additionally, a device for individual usage (treatment). Combining data from both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015064401
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Until taxes do us part : tax penalties or bonuses and the marriage decision
Barigozzi, Francesca; Cremer, Helmuth; Roeder, Kerstin - 2017
The tax regimes applied to couples in many countries including the US, France, and Germany imply either a marriage … penalty or a marriage bonus. We study how they affect the decision to get married by considering two potential spouses who … play a marriage proposal game. At the end of the game they may get married, live together without formal marriage, or split …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011752304
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Until taxes do us part : tax penalties or bonuses and the marriage decision
Barigozzi, Francesca; Cremer, Helmuth; Roeder, Kerstin - 2017
The tax regimes applied to couples in many countries including the US, France, and Germany imply either a marriage … penalty or a marriage bonus. We study how they affect the decision to get married by considering two potential spouses who … play a marriage proposal game. At the end of the game they may get married, live together without formal marriage, or split …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011758225
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Until taxes do us part : tax penalties or bonuses and the marriage decision
Barigozzi, Francesca; Cremer, Helmuth; Roeder, Kerstin - 2017
The tax regimes applied to couples in many countries including the US, France, and Germany imply either a marriage … penalty or a marriage bonus. We study how they affect the decision to get married by considering two potential spouses who … play a marriage proposal game. At the end of the game they may get married, live together without formal marriage, or split …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011819323
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Marital Infidelity : A Game-Theoretic Analysis
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. - 2017
In this paper we focus on a married couple and analyze a game of marital infidelity. The husband can either be faithful to or cheat on his wife. The wife decides how much effort to expend monitoring her husband and she chooses monitoring effort m∈[0,1]. Our analysis of this strategic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963125
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Marital Infidelity : A Game-Theoretic Analysis
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. - 2018
In this paper we focus on a married couple and analyze a game of marital infidelity. The husband can either be faithful to or cheat on his wife. The wife decides how much effort to expend monitoring her husband and she chooses monitoring effort m∈[0,1]. Our analysis of this strategic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926744