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Chang, Yu-Chun Regina Rudd, Nancy M. |
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An Exploratory Study of the Economic Theory of Marriage Presented: Auburn AL, Southeastern Regional Association of Family Economics Home Management Annual Conference, 1991 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Southeastern Regional Association of Family Economics Home Management Keyword(s): Demography; Earnings, Husbands; Human Capital Theory; Marriage; Modeling; Time Use; Wage Rates Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The decision to marry is of crucial importance for young women because of its major implications for, among other things, their economic status and allocation of time. Psychologists and sociologists have tried to explain why people get married and why they pick particular mates. However, they have not developed a systematic analysis of the determinants of marriage. Economic analysis has been used to study such aspects of human behavior as fertility, labor force participation, investment in human capital, and remarriage following marital disruption. Yet, the first marriage decision has been almost completely ignored by economists. This study applies an economic model to the first marriage decisions of young women and seeks to explore factors associated with the probability of marriage for this group of women. With a better understanding of young women's marriage behavior and its determinants, trends in this demographic phenomenon can be better predicted. |
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Chang, Yu-Chun Regina and Nancy M. Rudd. "An Exploratory Study of the Economic Theory of Marriage." Presented: Auburn AL, Southeastern Regional Association of Family Economics Home Management Annual Conference, 1991. |