cooperation. -- Gender ; cohabitation ; marriage ; divorce ; alimony ; matrimonial property ; fertility ; division of labour …

politically contentious, and has attracted the attention of partisans on both sides of the gender gap, the literature contains no …

state) contributions to children's expenses. Individuals internalize these valuations. I examine a Cournot model of … voluntary contribution to children's goods in a two-adult household, where both spouses may have marginal rates of substitution … interests of parents and those of children. Depending on the marginal rate of substitution between paternal and maternal …

among married couples without young children, those with a greater difference in weekly hours of work between husband and … evidence of a relationship between specialization and couple time together among couples with young children. …

Children can be considered as a marriage-specific investment that increases the value of the marriage, making a divorce … children conceived during first marriage. Our results indicate that the presence of children significantly reduces the … probability of marital disruption. In addition, the younger the children, the greater the deterrent effect. In contrast, we …

We develop a theoretical model of mating behavior and parental investment in children under asymmetry in kin …

, mating, and parental investment in children, we argue that marriage serves the purpose of attenuating the risk of mating … benefits women because of the public good nature of children. Able to realize Pareto improvements, marriage as an institution …

children and spousal specialization in home production of public goods and child care. We then study how child care provision …