Buckles, Kasey; Guldi, Melanie; Price, Joseph - In: Journal of Human Resources 46 (2011) 3
We use state repeals of blood test requirements (BTRs) for a marriage license that occurred between 1980 and 2008 to examine the impact of changes in the price of marriage on the marriage decision. Using a within-group estimator that holds constant state and year effects and exploits variation...