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Gender Norms in a Simple Model of Matching with Imperfectly Transferable Utility

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  • Simon Clark

    (School of Economics, University of Edinburgh)

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I construct a simple matching model that nests transferable utility, nontransferable utility, and imperfectly transferable utility by showing that if the utility possibility frontier of a matched couple satisfies a homogeneity condition it has a CES form, with the elasticity of substitution sigma a measure of the degree of transferability. Taking sigma as exogenous, I analyse how transferability affects sorting and payoffs. Treating social norms as a source of imperfect transferability, I examine the effect of norms about gender roles within the household.

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  • Simon Clark, 2025. "Gender Norms in a Simple Model of Matching with Imperfectly Transferable Utility," Edinburgh School of Economics Discussion Paper Series 314, Edinburgh School of Economics, University of Edinburgh.
    • Handle: RePEc:edn:esedps:314
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    Keywords

    Matching; marriage market; imperfectly transferable utility; social norms; gender norms;
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    JEL classification:

    • C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
    • D9 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics

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