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This paper examines why German men marry women from countries which are less economically developed. Two hypotheses deduced from exchange theory and the economic theory of the family are tested: 1. Low physical and social attractiveness as well as reduced opportunities to meet German partners...
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role for the labour supply decision of partnered women. Our results suggest that policy measures supporting the labour …
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not be representative for all women, we take account of selectivity by explicitly modelling the childbirth decision of …
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This paper examines the role of the health gradient the positive correlation between household income and health in individual retirement behavior, using data from the German Socio-economic Panel (GSOEP). We first estimate agegroup-specific health gradients and find their slope increases with...
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