We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we … examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the … decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional on marriage. We find that, in the absence of social stigma or legal …

at marriage, fertility rate, and mean age at birth, we rank countries according to the Missing Brides Index. …Even in countries where there is a male-biased sex ratio, it is still possible for the marriage market to be balanced …

This paper shows that globalization has far-reaching implications for the economy’s fertility rate and family structure … competition lead to a shift towards family, with more parental leave and higher fertility as well as more marriages and fewer …–if the worker is a woman. The female biological clock–low fertility beyond the early forties–is central to this gender …

formation and potentially affecting marriage and fertility outcomes. I study the implications of the female advantage in …-form relationship between marriage market exposure to the reform and marriage and fertility outcomes. The results show that in marriage … education on family formation through changes in the marriage market. My empirical strategy exploits the gradual implementation …

We document the effect of unemployment insurance generosity on divorce and fertility using an identification strategy … women's layoffs; reductions in fertility associated with men's layoffs; and increases in fertility associated with women …

We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we … examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the … decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional on marriage. We find that, in the absence of social stigma or legal …

We derive the behavioural implications of legislation on the subject of marriage, divorce, de-facto unions, domestic … children more or less equally between them. The other is that the sign of the cross-country correlation between fertility and …

during this period increased the share of single low-educated people and decreased their marriage rates. There is little … evidence that import competition affected fertility decisions. The results highlight the role of gains from joint consumption … in marriage formation …

sex ratio in World War II contributed to a lower decline in fertility and child mortality rates in postwar Japan. In … particular, the fertility rate would have fallen by an additional 12% and the child mortality rate by an additional 13% between …