this country faces in relation to household formation. Specifically, I estimate to what extent the marriage penalties … created by the welfare state can affect the divorce rate. The welfare system in the U.K subsidises the lone parenthood and the … marriage penalties created by the system are found to be higher among low earning households. With the help of the tax and …

In this paper I use a tax and benefit micro-simulator of the U.K. welfare system to study the the effect of marriage … penalties created by the welfare state on the probability of divorce. The welfare system in the U.K subsidises the lone … parenthood and the marriage penalties created by the system are found to be higher among low earning households. With the help of …

penalties, primarily in the form of lost benefits, both in-cash or in-kind. The variation in marriage taxation is particularly …We develop, apply, and test a new measure of the marriage tax: the reduction in future spending from getting married … path's probability. And it assumes clone marriage-marrying oneself-to ensure the living-standard loss from marrying is …

stated objectives of increasing marriage rates and cutting child poverty at no cost to the government. The assessment is …, and marital status. We find that while the plan would be highly effective at increasing marriage, it would reduce child …