post marriage investment indicates that the spouse with the comparative advantage in investment will increase his …/her investment in human capital after his/her marriage, whereas the other spouse will decrease it. The more efficient investment due … to marriage enables the achievement of a Pareto improvement …

increased resource inequality among men. We propose a theory, within the framework of a matching model of marriage, in which, in … externalities that increase the presence of pair-bonding hormones. Within marriage, hormone levels contribute to the formation of … lifetime fertility. Multiple equilibria in terms of the dominant form of marriage (for example, polygyny or monogamy) are …

possible intellectual influences on Becker's theory of marriage, compares Becker's research on marriage with that of some …This paper describes Gary Becker's theoretical models of marriage. At the micro-level, these are all rational choice … models. At the market level, Becker offers two major types of models: partial equilibrium models based on Price Theory as …

. This paper derives the implications of this observation for the pattern of matching in marriage markets, the dynamics of … marriage markets will naturally tend to be hypergamous - that is, a marriage is more likely to be beneficial to both parties … goes up. The model sheds light on how marriage affects the returns to human capital for men and women. Absent marriage …

specifications can be treated as a case of horizontal heterogeneity only. -- Matching ; Horizontal Differentiation ; Marriage Markets …

examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the … cooperation. -- Gender ; cohabitation ; marriage ; divorce ; alimony ; matrimonial property ; fertility ; division of labour …We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we …