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 …

Low fertility rates are a cause of social concern in many developed countries, with growing youth unemployment often … important insights into the type of policies that would be most effective in promoting fertility. …

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

beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well …

education gap on males’ and females’ life satisfaction. The study finds that a spousal education gap, whether positive or … spousal education gap has an insignificant impact on life satisfaction in both of these groups. …

to analyze the effect of different ways of love on after-marriage well-being. The findings are: (i) Compared with … arranged marriage, free love can significantly increase the well-being of married residents. (ii) In heterogeneity analysis …, the promotion effect of free love on well-being is more obvious among the couples 2 years after marriage, residents with …

its byproduct, as better education and personal characteristics could be both economically beneficial and increase the …

and on fourth-graders to the National Education Panel Study (NEPS). The results show that sporting and musical activities …