marriage and with lower savings rates in the presence of diseconomies of marriage. In the context of traditional gender roles …. -- savings behavior ; marriage ; divorce ; economics of marriage ; gender roles …This paper presents an inter-temporal model of individual behavior with uncertainty about marriage and divorce and …

Virtue is modeled as an asset that women can use in the marriage market: since men value virginity in prospective mates … virginity, across societies and over time, can be influenced by socio-economic factors such as male income inequality, gender … differences, social status and stratification, and overall economic development. -- Mating ; marriage ; cultural values ; social …

Virtue is modeled as an asset that women can use in the marriage market: since men value virginity in prospective mates … virginity, across societies and over time, can be influenced by socio-economic factors such as male income inequality, gender …

This paper examines the effect of public assistance, labor market and marriage market conditions on the prevalence of … woman's marriage market appear to lead to fewer never married mothers, but more divorced mothers. Higher child support or …

This paper examines the effect of public assistance, labor market and marriage market conditions on the prevalence of … woman's marriage market appear to lead to fewer never married mothers, but more divorced mothers. Higher child support or … alimony payments are associated with a higher prevalence of divorced mothers. -- single mothers ; marriage ; fertility …