Pattems of entry into first marriage among recent birth cohorts (1952 - 1967) of young adults are examined based upon … timing oftheir entry into marriage. Labor force integration - concluding one's education and entering the labor force - is … interesting developments: the tendency for American men and women to enter marriage early, relative to their West German peers …

examine the time that single, cohabiting, and married parents devote to caring for their children. Time spent in market work … evidence that these time allocation decisions differ for cohabiting and married parents, but there is evidence that single …

This paper surveys some of the main strands in the recent literature on the economics of divorce, with a focus on U ….S. studies. We begin with a discussion of changes over time in the divorce rate and the widening gap in marital instability by … socioeconomic status. We review the role of age at entry into first marriage, including recent analyses that find strikingly …