Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 369
Cover Image
Equilibrium search and the impact of equal opportunities for women
Coles, Melvyn Glyn; Francesconi, Marco - 2017
This paper develops a new equilibrium model of two-sided search where ex-ante heterogenous individuals have general payoff functions and vectors of attributes. The analysis applies to a large class of models, from the non-transferable utility case to the collective household case with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011670967
Cover Image
Fatter attraction : anthropometric and socioeconomic characteristics in the marriage market
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Oreffice, Sonia; … - 2009
We construct a matching model on the marriage market along more than one characteristic, where individuals have … -- BMI ; height ; wages ; earnings ; marriage market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923577
Cover Image
Heterogeneity in spousal matching models
Fletcher, Jason; Padrón, Norma - 2015
An important paper by Chiappori et al. (2012) has proposed an elegant and parsimonious model of spousal matching over multi-dimensional characteristics. Importantly, the model suggests specific testable assumptions that allow researchers to uncover marginal rates of substitution (MRS) between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010501869
Cover Image
Fatter Attraction : Anthropometric and Socioeconomic Characteristics in the Marriage Market
Chiappori, Pierre-Andre - 2011
We construct a matching model on the marriage market along more than one characteristic, where individuals have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134105
Cover Image
Matching with a Handicap : The Case of Smoking in the Marriage Market
Chiappori, Pierre-Andre - 2010
We develop a matching model on the marriage market, where individuals have preferences over the smoking status of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013134813
Cover Image
Black-White Marital Matching : Race, Anthropometrics, and Socioeconomics
Chiappori, Pierre-Andre - 2011
We analyze the interaction of race with physical and socioeconomic characteristics in the U.S. marriage market, using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117193
Cover Image
Equilibrium Search and the Impact of Equal Opportunities for Women
Coles, Melvyn G. - 2017
This paper develops a new equilibrium model of two-sided search where ex-ante heterogenous individuals have general payoff functions and vectors of attributes. The analysis applies to a large class of models, from the non-transferable utility case to the collective household case with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012954027
Cover Image
Courtship as an Investing Game : Labor-Market and Marriage-Market Outcomes by Age by Marriage
Zhang, Hanzhe - 2018
This paper documents relationships between age at marriage and labor-market out- come reflected by personal income as … well as relationships between age at marriage and marriage-market outcome reflected by spousal income for Americans born …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012938075
Cover Image
Heterogeneity in Spousal Matching Models
Fletcher, Jason M. - 2015
An important paper by Chiappori et al. (2012) has proposed an elegant and parsimonious model of spousal matching over multi-dimensional characteristics. Importantly, the model suggests specific testable assumptions that allow researchers to uncover marginal rates of substitution (MRS) between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013024927
Cover Image
Structural Estimation of Marriage Models
Wong, Linda Y. - 2002
marital sorting in response to marriage market flexibility and agents' preferences is utilized. Estimation is based on … for white men, while education is more desirable for black men. The marriage market for white men is also more flexible …. The desirability of wage and marriage market flexibility both decrease with age for white men. The effects of age for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014034067