More on Marriage, Fertility, and the Distribution of Income*
构建了一个包含婚姻、离婚、生育决策的模型，分析收入分配如何受个人态度、社会组织和随机因素影响，对研究家庭行为与不平等关系的学者有参考价值。
According to Pareto (1896) , the distribution of income depends on “the nature of the people comprising a society, on the organization of the latter, and, also, in part, on chance.” In the model developed here the “nature of the people” is captured by attitudes toward marriage, divorce, fertility, and children. Singles search for mates in a marriage market. Married agents bargain about work, and the quantity and quality of children. They can divorce. Social policies, such as child support requirements, reflect the “organization of the (society).” Finally, “chance” is modeled by randomness in income, marriage opportunities, and marital bliss.