What does economics have to say about dating?  Is dating rational?  Does it ever make sense to actually get married, whereby you promise someone else exclusive monopoly privileges to your romantic services?  How does marriage work in other countries/societies?  Join Dr. Hebert for econ lunch on the second floor of AB for a discussion on how to use economics to understand and improve your dating world.

Links:

• The Economics of Valentine's Day
• Optimizing Romance
• What Online Dating Can Teach about Economics
• The Economics of Dating: How Game Theory and Demographics Explain Dating in D.C.
• 14 Ways to Say "I love you" Using Economics

Marriage???

• The Economics of Marriage and Divorce
• How Marriage and Divorce Affect Economic Opportunity
• By the Power Vested in Us
• Alabama Senate Votes to End State Marriage Licenses
• The Economics of the Family: Marriage, Children and Human Capital (economics paper)
• Shopping for Soulmates
• Steven Horwitz - Hayke's Modern Family (video)
• Prenups - Peter Leeson and Joshua Pierson (economics paper)