In honor of this most romantic of days, here’s a clip of Chris Rock to remind you why you got married in the first place. Of course, you’ll also learn some economics when Chris talks about adverse selection, a kind of market failure where only the bad products are left because the good ones have been taken or left the market. “You gotta settle down eventually,” says Rock. “Cuz you don’t want to be the old guy in the club.”

-
One of the most delightful, clever and helpful books about marriage I’ve ever seen.- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love and CommittedThe book is grounded in solid research, makes economics entertaining, and might just save a marriage or two.- Bloomberg NewsA convincing and creative case for how the dismal science can help reconcile marital disputes.- Washington PostThe more you think about it, the more it makes perfect sense.- Sunday TimesPractical, compelling, and often hilarious...The minute I finished the book, I started to experiment on my husband.- Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project
-
Results From Our Survey
What we heard from the more than 1,100 people who took our Exhaustive, Groundbreaking and Very Expensive Marriage Survey:- 42% regret being too honest with their spouses
- 62% have sex when they're not in the mood so they don't hurt their spouse's feelings
- 36% have sex when they're not in the mood because they "feel guilty"
- The hardest part about being married: 'Toilet seat'
- 56% have put on weight since they got married
Categories
- arguing
- book news
- booms and busts
- children
- commitment
- confirmation bias
- dating
- divorce
- economists
- finances
- free time
- friends
- game theory
- housework
- incentives
- interviews
- loss aversion
- market noise
- marriage
- money
- moral hazard
- negotiating
- reviews
- scarcity
- sex
- spending
- strategy
- survey
- trade offs
- transparency
- Uncategorized
Blogroll
- Babble
- DailyWorth
- Dinner a Love Story
- Freakonomics
- Grasping Reality With Both Hands
- Library of Economics and Liberty
- Man Wife & Dog
- Marginal Revolution
- Megan McArdle
- Motherlode
- Parent Hacks
- Real Time Economics-WSJ
- Rurally Screwed
- Slate's Double X
- The Blog of Diminishing Returns
- The Enlightened Economist
- The Juggle-WSJ
- Undercover Economist
Pingback: Tweets that mention Happy Valentine’s Day From Chris Rock | Spousonomics -- Topsy.com