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Marriage, Quarrels, and Lovemaking

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  • Sergio Da Silva
  • Werley Cordeiro

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The frequency of lovemaking minus the frequency of quarrels is claimed to predict marital stability. Here, we set up a family economics model using insights from evolutionary psychology to ground this ad hoc formula. JEL Classifications: D10, D91, J12

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  • Sergio Da Silva & Werley Cordeiro, 2023. "Marriage, Quarrels, and Lovemaking," Studies in Microeconomics, , vol. 11(3), pages 382-388, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:miceco:v:11:y:2023:i:3:p:382-388
    DOI: 10.1177/23210222211051457
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    Keywords

    Marriage; marital stability; family economics; microeconomics; evolutionary psychology;
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    JEL classification:

    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure

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