Bergstrom, Theodore C; Bagnoli, Mark - In: Journal of Political Economy 101 (1993) 1, pp. 185-202
In most times and places, women on average marry older men. The authors suggest a partial explanation. If the economi c roles of males are more specialized than those of females, the desirability of a female as a mate may become evident at an earlier age than is the case for males. Males with...