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) |
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Elements |
Depositing User: | Elements |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jun 2012 14:24 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2022 13:18 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/2574 |
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