) prostitutes. The theoretical model is able to replicate quite well some stylized facts from the prostitution market. Furthermore … model. The econometric evidence supports compensation wage theory: prostitutes that work under more difficult conditions …

hypothesis that an increase in potential earnings of less-educated men would correspondingly lead to an increase in marriage and …. The pattern of results is consistent with positive income effects on births, but no associated increase in marriage. We …There has been a well-documented retreat from marriage among less educated individuals in the U.S. and non …

I build an equilibrium investment-and-marriage model to explain stylized facts about education, income, and marriage … theoretical explanation for why women attend college at a higher rate and earn a lower average income than men. Differential … fecundity and an equilibrium marriage market form the basis of my explanation. The model also accounts for gender …