data from Malawi. Using revealed preference conditions for a stable marriage market, we define the economic attractiveness …'s marriage market? We answer these questions using a structural model of consumer-producer households that is applied to rich … the value of consumption and leisure in the current marriage. We estimate this marital instability measure for every …

data from Malawi. Using revealed preference conditions for a stable marriage market, we define the economic attractiveness …'s marriage market? We answer these questions using a structural model of consumer-producer households that is applied to rich … the value of consumption and leisure in the current marriage. We estimate this marital instability measure for every …

division of labor within a household can render a marriage more durable. On the other hand, spouses that are dissimilar in … toward certain activities to the marriage that reflects compatible preferences for joint consumption of household public …

This chapter surveys the voluminous literature on household formation and marriage markets in developing countries. We … these factors are particularly important in poor countries, especially in a rural setting. We then focus on marriage, which … polygyny, we introduce bargaining and strategic bequest and discuss their implication for the equilibrium of the marriage …

-native marriage. An explanation based on the operation of competitive marriage markets works for immigrant women, but not for …

In 1933, the German government introduced the marriage loan for newlyweds, a policy aimed at increasing marriages and …

relationship between the mean age at first marriage for women, female labor force participation and the crude divorce rate. We find …

The Current Population Survey is used to investigate effects of Common Law Marriage (CLM) on whether young US … CLM over the period examined. Analysis based on Gary Becker's marriage economics helps explain why CLM affects couple … women without college. CLM effects on likelihood of marriage and cohabitation and likelihood of being divorced if ever …

Is BMI related to hours of work through marriage market mechanisms? We empirically explore this issue using data from …, suggesting that single women may expect future in-marriage transfers that vary by body weight. We show that the positive … association between BMI and hours of work of White single women increases with self-assessed probability of future marriage and …