Tag Archives: children

The Origin of Marriage (And the Evolution of Divorce)

28 April, 2012 – 5:33 am

A couple of weeks ago a Dollars and Sex commenter wrote that the “origin of marriage was to create a legal contract by which a man could acquire a female slave.” Interesting point. Is there an economic story that explains the origin of this most-debated-of-all-institutions?

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Smart Women Having More Kids

30 November, 2011 – 5:57 pm

When Janice and Ryan Compton, both professors at the University of Manitoba, were trying to decide whether to have a third child, they already knew how challenging it would be to balance home life while continuing to work long hours. See the full article here.

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