We develop a matching model on the marriage market, where individuals have preferences over the smoking status of … short supply. The model generates clear cut conditions regarding matching patterns. Using CPS data and its Tobacco Use … are satisfied. There are fewer "mixed" couples where the wife smokes than vice-versa, and matching is assortative on …

We develop a matching model on the marriage market, where individuals have preferences over the smoking status of … short supply. The model generates clear cut conditions regarding matching patterns. Using CPS data and its Tobacco Use … are satisfied. There are fewer "mixed" couples where the wife smokes than vice-versa, and matching is assortative on …

prospects in the marriage market. This process invariably involves imposing restrictions on their behavior, movement, and social … their daughters which is valued by men in the marriage market. We focus on identifying the conditions that lead to a …

rising criminality in China. Consistent with socio-biological research on other species, we find that China's high sex … pressure on men to appear financially attractive in order to find a partner in the marriage market. These marriage market …

-selection behavior within marriages. China's 2001 divorce reform liberalized divorce in favor of women and secured women's property … rights after separation. We use this improvement in women's bargaining power in marriage for a regression discontinuity …

This study analyzes the effect of one-child policy on marriage market in China, and focuses on leftover situation …, marriage age, and the age differential between husband and wife. Taking age of 30 as a cut-off point, the one-child policy has … the former arising from the true over-supply of men while the latter due to the matching process. The one-child policy on …

This study analyzes the effect of one-child policy on marriage market in China, and focuses on leftover situation …, marriage age, and the age differential between husband and wife. Taking age of 30 as a cut-off point, the one-child policy has … the former arising from the true over-supply of men while the latter due to the matching process. The one-child policy on …