more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes. …In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married … just improve the allocation of risk at the individual level, but also have implications for the allocation of risk at the …

Neither marriage nor a legally enforceable contract serves any useful purpose if the parties have access to a perfect … enforceable contract. Separate-property marriage may reduce and community-property marriage actually eliminate inefficiency, but …

examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the … cooperation. -- Gender ; cohabitation ; marriage ; divorce ; alimony ; matrimonial property ; fertility ; division of labour …We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we …

; marriage market ; transfers …

Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents' divorce have changed dramatically …

beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well …Many countries have enacted legislation over the past few decades making divorce easier. Some countries have legalized … divorce where it had previously been banned, and many have eased the conditions required for a divorce, such as allowing …

This paper develops a novel model of marital sorting on income potentials: In the marriage market, people are matching … on potential wage growth rates which differ across individuals. Gains from marriage arise from intra …

more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes …. -- risk sharing ; marriage ; divorce ; family law …In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married …

more aggregated state-level. Quantitatively, the impact of marriage on interstate risk sharing varies over divorce regimes …In this paper we study the importance of marriage for interstate risk sharing. We find that US states in which married … just improve the allocation of risk at the individual level, but also have implications for the allocation of risk at the …