increased resource inequality among men. We propose a theory, within the framework of a matching model of marriage, in which, in … externalities that increase the presence of pair-bonding hormones. Within marriage, hormone levels contribute to the formation of … lifetime fertility. Multiple equilibria in terms of the dominant form of marriage (for example, polygyny or monogamy) are …

marriage represents - in a portfolio framework - a sort of safe asset, and that this effect is stronger for women. Controlling … attributed to the gradual erosion of the perception of marriage as a sort of safe asset. Our results therefore suggest that the …

We evaluate the effects of the transition from cohabitation to marriage on household domestic and market work hours … the presence of endogenous regressors. Our results indicate that marriage increases women’s specialization in home …-based activities and that marriage decreases women’s leisure. These effects are robust across specifications. …

time of marriage. We present a theory that views bride price as a payment in hedonic markets for marital fidelity. Data …

Can households make efficient choices? The fact that cohabitation and marriage are partnerships for joint production … household choices are made efficiently or not, there does not yet exist an attempt to identify the marriage market and household … or spousal endowment inequality is relatively high. Still, when there are equal numbers of men and women in the marriage …

on the administrative side of the university. There is no female marriage premium, and no partnership return to gay men …

. Using 2000 U.S. Census data, we examine how and why marriage to a native, one measure of social assimilation, affects …, marriage to a native increases the probability that an immigrant is employed. An instrumental variables approach which exploits … variation in marriage market conditions suggests that the relationship between marriage decisions and employment rates is not …

fairly well understood, relatively little is known about their effects on marriage or child well-being. The authors review a … small number of studies that provide such information here. Their discussion of marriage is couched in terms of a …