Marriage rates have become increasingly stratified by homeownership. We investigate this
in a household model where investments in public goods reduce future earnings and, thus …

This study investigates the magnitude and persistence of elevated post-separation
residential mobility (ie residential instability) in five countries (Australia, Belgium, Germany …

This paper examines the effects of institutional differences between marriage and non-
marital cohabitation on household formation, individual's welfare, and child human capital. I …

In this paper, I analyze the determinants of cohabitation, marriage, and divorce in the USA. I
first document that college graduates are more likely to marry, and less likely to cohabit and …

We study how different levels of protection upon separation affect the labour market
behaviour of unmarried cohabiting partners. In Canada, unmarried cohabitation becomes a …

Reforms that reduce alimony can affect married couples in two different ways. First, reduced
alimony lowers the bargaining power of the payee, usually the wife. Second, reduced …

In my dissertation I explore several applications of collective household models with limited
commitment to study the behavior of singles and couples in the modern US marriage …

The structure of American households is highly polarized. People without a college degree
marry at a lower rate while experiencing a higher likelihood of divorce. At the same time …

What is the role of unilateral divorce in the rise of unmarried cohabitation? Exploiting the
staggered introduction of unilateral divorce across the US states, we show that after the …

I look at the effects of making the exit costs of cohabitation as high as divorce on new and
existing partnerships. I exploit the Family Law Amendment Act, introduced in Australia in …