arranged marriage. First, we show that this individual never opts out of a voluntarily agreed upon marriage. Second, we … demonstrate that our marrying individual uses a reservation utility to determine which marriage proposal to accept. Third, we … marriage market in which there are many identical marrying individuals and profit maximizing matchmaking firms. We show that …

arranged marriage. First, we show that this individual never opts out of a voluntarily agreed upon marriage. Second, we … demonstrate that our marrying individual uses a reservation utility to determine which marriage proposal to accept. Third, we … marriage market in which there are many identical marrying individuals and profit maximizing matchmaking firms. We show that …

Stochastic coupling is a powerful technique in probability theory that facilitates comparison between two probability … diffusions. Our strategy combines techniques borrowed from the theory of rough paths, on one hand, and multilevel Monte Carlo on …

Children can be considered as a marriage-specific investment that increases the value of the marriage, making a divorce …, for the United States, to investigate the relation between fertility and marriage instability. In our model of marriage … children conceived during first marriage. Our results indicate that the presence of children significantly reduces the …

marriage as well as for a precautionary savings motive. …

This paper examines the effects of reforms that reduced alimony on matching in the marriage market. Recent literature … reform that reduced the entitlements of eligible spouses and American Community Survey data on marriage and the …

divorce rates. We ask whether making divorce easier affected the educational structure of marriage. Based on marriage and … divorce certificate data covering 1970-1988, we provide new evidence on the evolution of the educational structure of marriage … affect the educational structure of marriage: it made generally unstable hypogamous couples (women marrying less educated …