From Polygyny to Serial Monogamy: A Unified Theory of Marriage Institutions

被引:25
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作者
De La Croix, David [1 ,2 ]
Mariani, Fabio [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] IRES, London, England
[2] Catholic Univ Louvain, CORE, Louvain, Belgium
[3] Catholic Univ Louvain, IRES, Louvain, Belgium
[4] IZA, Bonn, Germany
来源
REVIEW OF ECONOMIC STUDIES | 2015年 / 82卷 / 02期
关键词
Marriage; Polygyny; Monogamy; Divorce; Human capital; Political economy; CHILD-MORTALITY; PARENTAL DIVORCE; RISK-FACTOR; GROWTH; SEX; REMARRIAGE; DISRUPTION; INEQUALITY; REFERENDUM; FERTILITY;
D O I
10.1093/restud/rdv001
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Marriage institutions have changed over time, evolving from polygyny to monogamy, and then to serial monogamy (as defined by divorce and remarriage). We propose a unified theory of such institutional changes, where the dynamics of income distribution are the driving force. We characterize the marriage-market equilibrium in each of the three alternative regimes, and determine which one emerges as a political equilibrium, depending on the state of the economy. In a two-class society, a rise in the share of rich males drives the change from polygyny to monogamy. The introduction of serial monogamy follows from a further rise in the proportion of either rich females or rich males. Monogamy eases the transition to serial monogamy, since it promotes social mobility.
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页码:565 / 607
页数:43
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