Much of macroeconomics is concerned with the allocation of physical capital, human capital,
and labor over time and across people. The decisions on savings, education, and labor …

We discuss the most popular static and dynamic models of household behavior. Our main
objective is to explain which aspects of household decisions different models can account …

Marriage has declined since 1960, with the drop being more significant for noncollege-
educated individuals versus college-educated ones. Divorce has increased, more so for the …

This Staff Discussion Note examines the effect of gender-based legal restrictions and other
policy choices and demographic characteristics on female labor force participation. Drawing …

The 1996 PRWORA reform introduced time limits on the receipt of welfare in the United
States. We use variation by state and across demographic groups to provide reduced form …

This chapter surveys recent literature on the drivers of mothers' labor supply in OECD
countries. A number of facts on the variations across time and across countries of family …

We develop a search model of marriage where men and women draw utility from private
consumption and leisure, and from a non‐market good that is produced in the home using …

In most of the developed world, skilled women marry at a lower rate than less skilled ones.
We document heterogeneity across countries in how the marriage gap between skilled and …

This paper analyzes how the legalization of same-sex marriage in the US affected same-sex
couples in the labor market by using data from the American Community Survey. Access to …

In most of the developed world, skilled women marry at a lower rate than unskilled women.
We document heterogeneity across countries in how the marriage gap for skilled women …