Abramitzky, Ran and Delavande, Adeline and Vasconcelos, Luis (2011) Marrying Up: The Role of Sex Ratio in Assortative Matching. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 3 (3). pp. 124-157. DOI https://doi.org/10.1257/app.3.3.124
Abramitzky, Ran and Delavande, Adeline and Vasconcelos, Luis (2011) Marrying Up: The Role of Sex Ratio in Assortative Matching. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 3 (3). pp. 124-157. DOI https://doi.org/10.1257/app.3.3.124
Abramitzky, Ran and Delavande, Adeline and Vasconcelos, Luis (2011) Marrying Up: The Role of Sex Ratio in Assortative Matching. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 3 (3). pp. 124-157. DOI https://doi.org/10.1257/app.3.3.124
Abstract
<jats:p> We assemble a novel dataset to study the impact of male scarcity on marital assortative matching and other marriage market outcomes using the large shock that WWI caused to the number of French men. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that postwar in regions with higher mortality rates: men were less likely to marry women of lower social classes; men were more likely and women less likely to marry; out-of-wedlock births increased; divorce rates decreased; and the age gap decreased. These findings are consistent with men improving their position in the marriage market as they become scarcer. (JEL J12, J16, N34) </jats:p>
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2012 13:27 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 20:32 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/2946 |