examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the … cooperation. -- Gender ; cohabitation ; marriage ; divorce ; alimony ; matrimonial property ; fertility ; division of labour …We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we …

Using non-cooperative game theory the effects of mediation on the divorce rate and on the utility of the spouses are … analysed. Two kinds of mediation are considered: restricted mediation that reduces the costs of divorce and extended mediation … that additionally may prevent divorces by demonstrating the potential for Pareto-improvements within marriage to the …

examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the …We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we … decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional on marriage. We find that, in the absence of social stigma or legal …

In many arranged marriage contexts, a mediator assists the bride and the groom's families in determining the actual …

family economics and shows how analysis of matching patterns and of the incentives thus generated can contribute to our … Utility : Theory -- Matching by Categories -- Matching under Transferable Utility : Some Extensions -- Matching under …

, and families may choose more schooling than the minimum required by law. -- Family decision-making ; youth ; human capital …

arranged marriage. We first specify the net utility function of individual i as a function of this individual's own effort and … arranged marriage in the first nation is likely to be much lower than the corresponding net utility of the pair in the second …