I model how agents' marriage decisions and schooling investments relate to cultural and religious intragroup … intergenerational transmission of cultural traits to children through marriage. In addition, the benefit of a higher level of education …

We study marital sorting on academic qualifications and latent ability in an equilibrium marriage market model using … marriage market, and affected marital outcomes of individuals whose qualification attainment were unaffected. We also decompose … the difference in marriage probabilities between unqualified individuals and those with basic qualifications into causal …

We study marital sorting on academic qualifications and latent ability in an equilibrium marriage market model using … marriage market, and affected marital outcomes of individuals whose qualification attainment were unaffected.We also decompose … the difference in marriage probabilities between unqualified individuals and those with basic qualifications into causal …

Australia, UK and US, we find that selection into marriage by individuals with a higher taste for home-produced goods can … two-hour increase in housework time for each partner upon marriage, with women specializing in routine, and men …

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 …

A theory of the economic aspects of the law of marriage. In The Nature of the Firm (1937), Ronald Coase noted that …’ll support me." Some are short term: "I’ll drop off the dry-cleaning; you pick up the kids." Economic theory tells us that such … marriage substitutes non-contractual rules to enforce implicit deals between spouses. Like corporate law, it largely supplants …

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

income. They have the option of unilateral divorce and subsequent remarriage. Through this channel, the marriage market …This paper develops a model that combines intra-household bargaining with competition on the marriage market to analyse … marriage market into a significantly larger share of household income. Hence, men's incentive to invest in education decreases …