Francesconi, M and Belot, M (2011) Dating Preferences and Meeting Opportunities in Mate Choice Decisions. UNSPECIFIED. University of Essex, Department of Economics, Economics Discussion Papers 702.

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Abstract

Much empirical evidence shows that female and male partners look alike along a variety of attributes. It is however unclear how this positive sorting comes about, because marriage is an equilibrium outcome arising from a process that entails searching, meeting and choosing one another. This study takes advantage of a unique data set to shed light on the forces driving choices at the earliest stage of a relationship. Both women and men value physical attributes, such as age and weight, and reveal that their dating choices are assortative along several traits. Importantly, meeting opportunities are found to have a substantial role in determining dating proposals.

Item Type:	Monograph (UNSPECIFIED)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of
Depositing User:	Jim Jamieson
Date Deposited:	27 Jun 2012 14:24
Last Modified:	17 Aug 2017 18:12
URI:	http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/2574

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