Chiappori, P-A;
Dias, MC;
Meghir, C;
(2018)
The Marriage Market, Labor Supply, and Education Choice.
Journal of Political Economy
, 126
(S1)
S26-S72.
10.1086/698748.
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Abstract
We develop an equilibrium life cycle model of education, marriage, labor supply, and consumption in a transferable utility context. Individuals start by choosing their investments in education anticipating returns in the marriage market and the labor market. They then match on the basis of the economic value of marriage and preferences. Equilibrium in the marriage market determines intrahousehold allocation of resources. Following marriage households (married or single) save, supply labor, and consume private and public commodities under uncertainty. Marriage thus has the dual role of providing public goods and offering risk sharing. The model is estimated using the British Household Panel Surve
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Marriage Market, Labor Supply, and Education Choice |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1086/698748 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1086/698748 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2018 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Economics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10089198 |
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