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Will women save more than men? : a theoretical model of savings and marriage
Grossbard-Shechtman, Shoshana; Pereira, Alfredo M. - 2010
This paper presents an inter-temporal model of individual behavior with uncertainty about marriage and divorce and … higher marriage rates and higher divorce rates will be associated with higher savings rates in the presence of economies of …. -- savings behavior ; marriage ; divorce ; economics of marriage ; gender roles …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003997600
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Will women save more than men? A theoretical model of savings and marriage
Grossbard, Shoshana Amyra; Pereira, Alfredo Marvao - 2010
This paper presents an inter-temporal model of individual behavior with uncertainty about marriage and divorce and … higher marriage rates and higher divorce rates will be associated with higher savings rates in the presence of economies of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270877
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The Child Penalty Atlas
Kleven, Henrik Jacobsen; Landais, Camille; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper builds a world atlas of child penalties in employment based on micro data from 134 countries. The estimation of child penalties is based on pseudo-event studies of first child birth using cross-sectional data. The pseudo-event studies are validated against true event studies using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014337881
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Gendered Aspects of Globalization
Sen, Sunanda - 2010
We need to go beyond the accepted notions relating to the role of women in the economy and society, especially in terms of what is recognized in mainstream theory and policy as “work” done by women. Thus, the traditional gender roles, with the man as the breadwinner and the woman in the role...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013137423
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The economic value of virtue
Mariani, Fabio - 2010
Virtue is modeled as an asset that women can use in the marriage market: since men value virginity in prospective mates, preserving her virtue increases a woman's chances of marrying a high-status husband, and therefore allows for upward social mobility. Consistent with some historical and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003952848
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The Economic Value of Virtue
Mariani, Fabio - 2010
Virtue is modeled as an asset that women can use in the marriage market: since men value virginity in prospective mates, preserving her virtue increases a woman's chances of marrying a high-status husband, and therefore allows for upward social mobility. Consistent with some historical and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144693
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Divorce and the Business Cycle : A Cross-Country Analysis
González-Val, Rafael - 2015
In this paper, we examine the role of the business cycle in divorce. To do so, we use a panel of 29 European countries … covering the period from 1991 to 2012. We find the unemployment rate negatively affects the divorce rate, pointing to a pro …-cyclical evolution of the divorce rate, even after controlling for socio-economic variables and unobservable characteristics that can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013011199
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International Migration of Couples
Junge, Martin - 2014
We present a theory on migration of dual-earner couples, and test it in the context of international migration. Our model predicts that the probability that a couple emigrates increases in the earnings of the primary earner. The effect of the earnings of the secondary earner may go either way....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013048881
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International Migration of Couples
Junge, Martin - 2014
We present a theory on migration of dual-earner couples, and test it in the context of international migration. Our model predicts that the probability that a couple emigrates increases in the earnings of the primary earner. The effect of the earnings of the secondary earner may go either way....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013049738