We present an equilibrium model with inter-linked labour and marriage markets, and argue that search frictions play an important role in explaining the male marriage premium. If men are viewed as bread-winners within households, this expectation affects their job search behaviour, which in turn...

We present an equilibrium model with inter-linked labour and marriage markets, and argue that search frictions play an important role in explaining the male marriage premium. If men are viewed as bread-winners within households, this expectation affects their job search behaviour, which in turn...

Using an equilibrium model of inter-linked frictional labour and marriage markets, we establish the existence of male marriage premium within a given productivity group, as well as a clear ranking of premia across different groups. We find supporting evidence using Chinese data

Without assuming innate differences between genders, we show that the simultaneous interaction between frictional labor and marriage markets can result in a "gendered" equilibrium which is consistent with observed empirical regularities: men earn more than women, and their attachment to the...