extends this theory by allowing the marriage market, and especially the sex ratio, to affect the sharing rule and the …

wishes to wed. In this paper, we use quantitative and qualitative methods to characterize the practice of abduction marriage … with the hypothesis that men often use abduction to improve bargaining power in marriage negotiations and reduce the size … - increase the probability of abduction marriage only for women from ethnic groups that traditionally exchange a bride price. …

marriage as well as for a precautionary savings motive. …

This study analyzes the marriage-market aspects of season of birth in the United States, estimating whether and how … born in the fourth quarter are more likely to be married than never married (marriage more likely than cohabitation), while …

well as members of adjacent generations linked by marriage (in-laws) are modeled as self-interested agents offering or … and happiness of in-family caregivers could be enriched by taking account of material in-marriage transfers that the … their counterparts in the South. Their families are also likely to pay lower dowries at the time of marriage, which is …

related to marriage markets that could help explain consumption, including demand for medical care and good nutrition. These … variables include sex ratios (and exogenous parameters that influence sex ratios) as well as legal changes related to marriage …

COVID-19 pandemic on marriage and childbirth in Iran. The results of the empirical investigation using logistic regressions … suggest that the experience of unemployment due to the pandemic is positively associated with marriage during the pandemic and … the experience of losing a close relative or family member is negatively associated with marriage. In addition, concern …