We derive the behavioural implications of legislation on the subject of marriage, divorce, de-facto unions, domestic …

Decisions concerning marriage, fertility, participation, and the education of children are explained using a two … assignment of property rights over total goods and assets acquired within marriage, (iii) enforceability of bride-price contracts … developing countries are concerned since that date. The model provides a gender-neutral explanation of why girls in developing …

permanent migration, women stayed in school longer. Empirical evidence is consistent with this hypothesis. Marriage motives and …

for other Western countries. Using 1995-2015 Dutch marriage registry data, we show that daughters are associated with … higher divorce risks, but only when they are 13 to 18 years old. There are no detectable gender differences before or after … Survey Marriage and Fertility Supplements. …

We investigate the impact of male-female conflict over gender norms on marital outcomes. As marriage requires mutual … with similar gender norms will face a lower chance of marrying. Even if two parties marry despite a difference in gender … norms, their marriage may be more vulnerable to external shocks, making divorce more likely relative to their counterparts …

, while also examining reporting differences in father involvement by parent gender. Data on 4,224 mother-father pairs are … than fathers report. Parents who remain in a continuous coresidential union, who transition from cohabitation to marriage …

in families, and why? In examining these issues I also explore household survey data from the United States. This …

in families, and why? In examining these issues I also explore household survey data from the United States. This …