On The Economics Of Marriage

Grossbard-schectman, Shoshana; Grossbard-Shechtman, Shoshana

List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE -- Contents -- The Economics of Marriage in Perspective -- 1 The Economics of Marriage and Other Social Sciences -- 2 The Economics of Marriage and Belief Systems -- PART TWO A General Theory of Marriage -- 3 A Theory of Allocation of Time in Markets for Labor and Marriage -- 4 Theoretical Implications for Marriage -- PART THREE Sex Ratio EITects -- 5 Sex Ratios and Marriage, Cohabitation, Labor Supply, and Divorce: Time Trends -- 6 Sex Ratios and Married Women's Labor Supply: Cross-City Comparisons -- PART FOUR Compensating Differentials in Marriage -- 7 Compensating Differentials in Marriage and Married Women's Labor Supply, with Shoshana Neuman -- 8 Compensating Differentials and Intermarriage -- PART FIVE Cohabitation, Divorce, and Polygamy -- 9 A Theory of Cohabitation and Marriage Formality -- 10 A Theory of Divorce and Labor Supply, with Michael C. Keeley -- 11 A Theory of Polygamy -- PART SIX Marriage, Productivity, and Earnings -- 12 Investments in Spouse's Productivity at Work -- 13 A Market Theory of Virtue as General Human Capital -- 14 A Study of Spousal Help Among Israeli Managers, with Dafiza N. lzraeli and Shoshana Neuman -- 15 Religiosity and Investments in Spousal Productivity, with Shoshana Neuman -- CONCLUSION -- References -- About the Book and Author -- Index.