The theory of Markov decision processes (MDP) can be used to analyze a wide variety of stopping time problems in economics. In this paper, the nature of such problems is discussed and then the underlying theory is applied to the question of arranged marriages. We construct a stylized model of arranged marriages and, inter alia, it is shown that a decision maker' s optimal policy depends only on...

66 In 1765 the Rector of Hinton Ampner, Thomas Wingfield DD, inveighed against the Act for the Better Preventing of Clandestine Marriages that had been passed in 1753, requiring all marriages to be celebrated in the parties’ local parish church after the calling of banns or the obtaining of a licence. In his response to the Bishop’s inquiries about compliance with the legislation, he expressed ...

background:premarital counseling equips couples with information about all aspects ofsexuality and the related health issues. this study was aimed to assess the quality of premarital counseling services in health care centers in tabriz. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted on 236 randomly selected women from premarital counseling centers in tabriz was carried out and a self-structured...

The main goal of this article is to establish a structure the knowledge communication inside intercultural marriages. For that, two goals will be pursued. first one about organization basic mixed This subdivided into exogamy, which leads focus on problematic fields, for they are common in mentioned fields dependent factors such as religiosity/religion and relation towards family origin. second ...