We study the complexity of the following problem: Given two weighted voting games G′ and G′′ that each contain a player p, in which of these games is p’s power index value higher? We study this problem with respect to both the Shapley-Shubik power index [SS54] and the Banzhaf power index [Ban65, DS79]. Our main result is that for both of these power indices the problem is complete for probabili...

Title of dissertation: THE EFFECT OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAWS ON DIFFERENT-SEX MARRIAGE: EVIDENCE FROM THE NETHERLANDS Mircea Ştefan Trandafir, Doctor of Philosophy, 2009 Dissertation directed by: Professor Judith K. Hellerstein Department of Economics It has long been argued that the legalization of same-sex marriage would have a negative impact on marriage. My dissertation examines what happene...

On 3 December 1996, a Hawaiian state court upheld the legalization of same-sex marriage, although the next day the presiding judge set the ruling aside pending the outcome of an appeal by the state. This ruling rekindled fears that exist regarding the potential legalization of same-sex marriage throughout the United States. To answer concerns regarding same-sex marriage, I will examine several ...

the focus of this paper is to investigate economic analysis of the relationship between marriage benefits to age at marriage and its duration. economic theory helps to understand that family formation has some benefits that emerge in various aspects. one of the benefits of marriage –such that is observed in literature of family– can be the increase of the income of couples after family formatio...

I examine the effect of marriage penalties in the US income tax system on marital status. I construct a simulated instrument that exploits variation in the tax code over time and between US states to deal with potential endogeneity between the marriage penalty a couple faces and their marital status. I find that a $1000 increase in the marriage penalty faced reduces the probability of marriage ...

the formation of marriage which is the foundation of family in both islam and zoroastrianism depends on certain requirements or conditions. the comparative study of these requirements or conditions shows certain similarities and differences between the two religions, and examining these issues can shed light on the common tradition and shared heritage between the two. the present essay will fir...

background: the studies have indicated that inter marriage would increases the frequency of congenital disabilities compared with non-inter marriages. it seems that in our country inter marriage is one of the most important factors for disabilities in infants. this research was conducted to compare the relative frequency of congenital disabilities with type of marriage in jiroft city, which has...

I expand Gary Becker’s market analysis of marriage behavior to derive a set of new implications about marriage and education. In my model, people can make college and career investments to improve their income and marriage prospects before they enter the marriage market. In the overlapping-generations marriage market, men are characterized by income, and women are characterized by income and re...

in view of the scholars of jurisprudence and islamic law, considering any condition at the time of marriage contract having the public conditions of appropriateness will be acceptable. now this question is raised concerning the wife considering the condition of “limited fixity” at the time of marriage contract. the answer to this question requires the investigation of identity and the demand of...

Marriage holds a special position in different cultures and religions. Despite differences in the limits and conditions of marriage, religions have many similarities in regard to the issue of marriage. This research paper is a comparative study of marriage in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. The findings reveal that all three traditions recognize marriage to have a sacred nature, and they all ...