Assorted links

1. What is up with SCHIP?, and a response by Jason Furman.

2. The economics of dating and gift-giving: "If I bought my wife the complete DVD set of Battlestar Galactica, she would suspect me of selfish behavior rather than dedication to her, even if she grew to love the show."  Which she hasn’t.

3. Can this be true?

4. The marriage market, simply explained, via Megan McArdle.