Research has shown that changes in the marriage and family laws generally affect the formation, welfare distribution, and dissolution of marriage. However, little is known about the effects of constituting state-sanctioned marriage as opposed to informal marriage, where these laws do not fully apply. The present paper studied the effects of formal marriage registration on fertility outcomes and intrahousehold distribution among married couples in Thailand. Using data from the 1993 Survey for the Status of Women and Fertility in Thailand (SWAFT), it was found that marriage registration increases the number of children in a family and enhances women's contribution to and control of household finances. These results suggest that formal marriage registration promotes spousal cooperation and increases the welfare of women, supporting recent policy efforts in many developing countries in the development and expansion of vital registration systems.

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泰国婚姻登记对生育率和家庭内部分布的影响

研究表明，婚姻家庭法的变化一般会影响婚姻的形成、福利分配和解除。然而，人们对国家认可的婚姻与非正式婚姻的影响知之甚少，因为这些法律并不完全适用。本文研究了正式婚姻登记对泰国已婚夫妇的生育结果和家庭内部分布的影响。使用 1993 年泰国妇女和生育状况调查 (SWAFT) 的数据，发现婚姻登记增加了家庭中的孩子数量，并增强了妇女对家庭财务的贡献和控制。这些结果表明，正式的婚姻登记促进了配偶合作并增加了妇女的福利，