higher marriage rates for women and lower for men. Land abundance favored higher fertility. The demands of childcare …

Two types of theoretical bargaining models can be employed to study issues on intra marriage bargaining -- a … particular result that seems to suggest that couples do actually bargain competitively is the result that links fertility … fertility. However, we argue, these studies are suffering from endogeneity issues that are not properly instrumented for. We …

marriage and women’s relative bargaining position within the household. Since in developing countries marriage is essentially … their husband for their livelihoods and well-being. How marriage, divorce, and remarriage practices have evolved and with … of marriage and in the context of their community. Given the importance of household dynamics in determining female well …