effect of a change in male partner’s wages on women’s work hours. This is linked to the broader question of whether married … and cohabiting women make different economic decisions and respond differently to changes in their partners’ wages. In … further, an increase in partner’s wages results in a negative and significant effect on married women’s work hours. The …

marriage. We find that marriage rates increase sharply around the time of a move in an event study analysis. Reduced form … exposure analysis reveals that an additional move over a five year period increases the likelihood of marriage by 14 percent …-term intentions. These findings are consistent with a model where the marriage decision is costly and relocation lowers the costs to …