abolished CLM over the period examined. Analysis based on Gary Becker's marriage economics helps explain why CLM affects couple …The Current Population Survey is used to investigate effects of Common Law Marriage (CLM) on whether young US … formation and does so differently depending on education, sex ratios and parent status. CLM reduces in-couple residence, and …

abolished CLM over the period examined. Analysis based on Gary Becker's marriage economics helps explain why CLM affects couple …The Current Population Survey is used to investigate effects of Common Law Marriage (CLM) on whether young US … formation and does so differently depending on education, sex ratios and parent status. CLM reduces in-couple residence, and …

common law marriage, as it appears to discourage couple formation and female labor supply. A single conceptual framework can …In addition to regular marriage, Australia, Brazil, and 11 US states recognize common law (or de facto) marriage, which … allows one or both cohabiting partners to claim, under certain conditions, that an informal union is a marriage. France and …

common law marriage, as it appears to discourage couple formation and female labor supply. A single conceptual framework can …In addition to regular marriage, Australia, Brazil, and 11 US states recognize common law (or de facto) marriage, which … allows one or both cohabiting partners to claim, under certain conditions, that an informal union is a marriage. France and …

women. Historically, women with more education have been the least likely to marry and have children, but this marriage gap … has eroded as the returns to marriage have changed. Marriage and remarriage rates have risen for women with a college … degree relative to women with fewer years of education. However, the patterns of, and reasons for, marriage have changed …

earnings, employment, marriage prospects, potential spousal characteristics, and fertility. We find that students perceive …

earnings, employment, marriage prospects, potential spousal characteristics, and fertility. We find that students perceive …

women. Historically, women with more education have been the least likely to marry and have children, but this marriage gap … has eroded as the returns to marriage have changed. Marriage and remarriage rates have risen for women with a college … degree relative to women with fewer years of education. However, the patterns of, and reasons for, marriage have changed …

discrimination against unmarried couples, a couple will marry only if marriage serves as a commitment device which facilitates …We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we … examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the …