marriage. Simultaneity problems common to the literature are overcome by using dowry to proxy for bargaining position. Omitted … variable bias is addressed by using grain shocks in the year preceding marriage and sibling sex composition as instruments for …

suggests that individuals with a higher preference for marriage also have more traditional views on the division of household …

This chapter surveys the voluminous literature on household formation and marriage markets in developing countries. We … these factors are particularly important in poor countries, especially in a rural setting. We then focus on marriage, which … polygyny, we introduce bargaining and strategic bequest and discuss their implication for the equilibrium of the marriage …

risk sharing is one benefit to marriage it is also limited by divorce risk. With search in the marriage market there may be … multiple equilibria diering not only in divorce rates but also in the role of marriage in providing informal insurance …

risk sharing is one benefit to marriage it is also limited by divorce risk. With search in the marriage market there may be … multiple equilibria differing not only in divorce rates but also in the role of marriage in providing informal insurance …