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The Wife's Protector : A Quantitative Theory Linking Contraceptive Technology with the Decline in Marriage
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Kopecky, Karen A. - 2021
revolution, which witnessed a rise in premarital sex and out-of-wedlock births, and a decline in marriage. The impact of … model where people search for partners. Upon finding one, they can choose between abstinence, marriage, and a premarital … sexual relationship. The model is confronted with some stylized facts about premarital sex and marriage over the course of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013228945
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Family economics writ large
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Vandenbroucke, Guillaume - 2016
in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher degree of assortative mating; (v) more children living with a single …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011581624
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Family economics writ large
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Vandenbroucke, Guillaume - 2016
significant decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher degree of positive assortative mating; (v) more children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011585848
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Family Economics Writ Large
Greenwood, Jeremy - 2019
significant decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher degree of positive assortative mating; (v) more children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210468
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Family Economics Writ Large
Greenwood, Jeremy - 2016
in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher degree of assortative mating; (v) more children living with a single …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978951
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Family Economics Writ Large
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Vandenbroucke, Guillaume - 2016
in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher degree of assortative mating; (v) more children living with a single …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011584677
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Technological Progress and Economic Transformation
Greenwood, Jeremy; Seshadri, Ananth - Economie d'Avant Garde - 2002
Growth theory goes a long way toward explaining phenomena in labor economics linked with U.S. economic development. Some examples are: (a) the secular decline in fertility between 1800 and 1980, (b) the decline in agricultural employment and the rise in skill since 1800, (c) the demise of child...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004991808
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Social Change: The Sexual Revolution
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih - Economie d'Avant Garde - 2005
In 1900 only six percent of unwed females engaged in premarital sex. Now, three quarters do. The sexual revolution is studied here using an equilibrium matching model, where the costs of premarital sex fall over time due to technological improvement in contraceptives. Individuals differ in their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005034294
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Social Change: The Sexual Revolution.
Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 2009
In 1900 only six percent of unwed females engaged in premarital sex. Now, three quarters do. The sexual revolution is studied here using an equilibrium matching model, where the costs of premarital sex fall over time due to technological improvement in contraceptives. Individuals differ in their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005042573
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Technological Progress and Economic Transformation
Greenwood, Jeremy; Seshadri, Ananth - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004
Growth theory can go a long way toward accounting for phenomena linked with U.S. economic development. Some examples are: (i) the secular decline in fertility between 1800 and 1980, (ii) the decline in agricultural employment and the rise in skill since 1800, (iii) the demise of child labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005084673