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 …

rights after separation. We use this improvement in women's bargaining power in marriage for a regression discontinuity …

equilibrium limited-commitment collective framework that allows for marriage both within and across birth cohorts. Using Panel … within- and across-cohort marital matching. Our model replicates the bivariate marriage distribution by age, and explains … some of the most salient life-cycle patterns of marriage, divorce, remarriage, and time allocation behavior. We use our …

rights after separation. We use this improvement in women's bargaining power in marriage for a regression discontinuity …

This paper examines the relationship between specialization and happiness in marriage in the U.S. and Japan. Our …

This paper proposes a general equilibrium approach to examine the marriage market and within-household transfers. Using … unidimensional marriage index then I implement a multidimensional matching model to allow for complementarities in characteristics of … find that the marriage market is more efficient for young individuals who are more selective. Finally, I compute the …

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 …