Payments at the time of marriage, which are ubiquitous in developing countries, can be substantial enough to impoverish … parents. Brideprice and dowry have both been linked to domestic violence against women, and inflation in these payments has … prompted legislation against them in several jurisdictions. Marriage payments are often a substitute for investment in female …

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 … some other countries also have several types of marriage and civil union contracts. The policy issue is whether to abolish …

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 …

Australia it remains around 17%. Thus, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …

differ by type of marriage and gender of the immigrant-and, consequently, affect how spouses supply labor to the market …Intermarriage between a native and immigrant can affect the household's supply of labor hours. Spouse selectivity on … the basis of human capital, distribution of bargaining power, and labor supply coordination within the household can …

Australia it remains around 14%. Interestingly, the gender pay gap is relatively small for the young but increases as men and … explain these wage patterns? And what can governments do to speed up wage convergence to close the gender pay gap? Clearly …, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …

This study adapts a multi-level view of culture, including society- and family-based gender norms and the family … least one self-employed parent. We find that gender identity is associated with career status such that a woman is more … either being an employee or successor. However, certain family and society-level culture variables combined with gender …

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 …