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Pierre André Chiappori (Columbia) "Family Economics" - Cemmap

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284 6. Uncertainty and Dynamics in the Collective model<br />

and dissolve otherwise. This rule holds because, by assumption, utility is<br />

not transferable within marriage and each partner is free to walk away<br />

from the marriage. Clearly, the person who can attain higher consumption<br />

outside marriage will trigger the divorce.<br />

Examining equation (6.52), we see that if b receives a higher share of<br />

family resources upon divorce, β> 1<br />

2 , he will trigger the divorce and divorce<br />

occurs if<br />

θ

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