We investigate the impact of male-female conflict over gender norms on marital outcomes. As marriage requires mutual … with similar gender norms will face a lower chance of marrying. Even if two parties marry despite a difference in gender … norms, their marriage may be more vulnerable to external shocks, making divorce more likely relative to their counterparts …

. -- savings behavior ; marriage ; divorce ; economics of marriage ; gender roles …This paper presents an inter-temporal model of individual behavior with uncertainty about marriage and divorce and … higher marriage rates and higher divorce rates will be associated with higher savings rates in the presence of economies of …

marriage is associated with distinctly different personality profiles for older men and older women, suggesting that gender …

We study the impact of gender and marital status on financial decisions using the 1989-2006 Bank of Italy Survey of … market. Specifically, we find that higher divorce rates and female labor market participation rates are associated with a …

marriage is associated with distinctly different personality profiles for older men and older women, suggesting that gender … ; divorce …