of marriage-related tax-benefit instruments on the labour supply of married couples. For each married partner, we … estimate their individual marginal effective tax rate and net replacement rate before and after marriage. We show that the … marriage bonus, which is economically significant in eight European countries, decreases the work incentives for women and …

of marriage-related tax-benefit instruments on the labour supply of married couples. For each married partner, we … estimate their individual marginal effective tax rate and net replacement rate before and after marriage. We show that the … marriage bonus, which is economically significant in eight European countries, decreases the work incentives for women and …

marriage does not appear to translate into economic protection. …

also an increase in both divorce and cohabitation and a decline - albeit non-significant - in the number of marriages … relative prospects of men may reduce their marriage-market value and affect marital and fertility behavior. …

- into marriage as well as into cohabitation. Supplementary analysis of intra-household time use suggests that specialization …, if any, is part of the selection process from single to cohabitation to marriage. … more attractive on the marriage market). We analyze the cohabiting and the marital wage premium in Germany using a shifting …