Economics, Judaism, and Marriage (in Hebrew)

Grossbard-Shechtman, Amyra (1986): Economics, Judaism, and Marriage (in Hebrew).

Abstract

This paper points to parallels between the economic approach to marriage and Jewish Law. The economic approach is applied to the sex ratio question, the price of Torah scholars, the need for marriage brokers, marriage contracts and polygamy, all topics also addressed by Jewish law.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Economics, Judaism, and Marriage
• Language: English
• Keywords: marriage, Judaism, religion, sex ratio, polygamy, contract, law
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J12 - Marriage ; Marital Dissolution ; Family Structure ; Domestic Abuse; K - Law and Economics > K0 - General

References

Becker, Gary S. (1973), "A Theory of Marriage: Part I." Journal of Political Economy 81:813-846. _____. (1981), A Treatise on the Family. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Ben-Porath Y. and R. Gronau, “Jewish Mother Goes to Work: Trends in the Labor Force Participation of Women in Israel, 1955-1980”, Journal of Labor Economics 3:S310-327.

Browning, E.S. (1985), "Japan Inc. Becomes a Marriage Broker." Wall Street Journal, January 3.

Grossbard, A. (1978), "Towards a Marriage Between Economics and Anthropology and a General Theory of Marriage." American Economic Review 68:33-37.

Grossbard-Shechtman, Amyra (1980), "The Economics of Polygamy." In Research in Population Economics, Vol. 2, edited by Julian L. Simon and Julie DaVanzo. Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press.

_____. (1982), "A Theory of Marriage Formality: The Case of Guatemala." Economic Development and Cultural Change 30:813-30. _____. (1984), "A Theory of Allocation of Time in Markets for Labor and Marriage." Economic Journal 94:863-82.

_____. (1985a), "Sex Ratios, Marriage Markets and Female Labor Force Participation." Paper Presented at the Population Association of America, San Francisco.

_____. (1985b), "Marriage Squeezes and the Marriage Market." In Contemporary Marriage: Comparative Perspectives on a Changing Institution, edited by Kingsley Davis in association with A. Grossbard-Shechtman. New York: Russell Sage Publications.

Guttentag, Marcia and Secord, Paul F. (1983), Too Many Women: The Sex Ratio Question. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications.

Hendry, Joy (1985), "Marriage in a Recently Industrialized Society: Japan." In Contemporary Marriage: Comparative Perspectives on a Changing Institution edited by Kingsley Davis in association with A. Grossbard-Shechtman. New York: Russell Sage Publications.

Liebermann, Yehoshua (1983), "The Economics of Ketubah Valuation." History of Political Economy, 15:519-28.

Weitzman, Leonore (1983), The Marriage Contract. New York: Basic Books.