This study critically reviews quantitative methods that have been employed and evidence
that has been gathered to assess the benefits of marriage and consequences of other family …

The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men
and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of …

This study reconsiders the phenomenon that married men earn more money than unmarried
men, a key result of the research on marriage benefits. Many earlier studies have found such …

Why do rising incomes not make people happier? Some argue that it is because we quickly
become accustomed to our new acquisitions. Others would say that it is because relative …

Transitions from unemployment into temporary work are often succeeded by a transition
from temporary into regular work. This paper investigates whether temporary work increases …

Recent theoretical literature in development economics has shown that nonconvex
production technologies can result in low-growth poverty traps. This article uses detailed …

We draw on three waves of the Fragile Families Study (N= 2,249) to examine family stability
among a recent birth cohort of children. We find that children born to cohabiting versus …

Researchers using the 1988–96 General Social Survey (GSS) have found that behaviorally
gay/bisexual men earn 15–30% less, and behaviorally lesbian/bisexual women earn 20 …

Over the last three decades a growing political movement among lesbian, gay and bisexual
(LGB) people has led to a heightened public debate about the existence of discrimination …

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 …