We assemble a novel dataset to study the impact of male scarcity on marital assortative matching and other marriage … gap decreased. These findings are consistent with men improving their position in the marriage market as they become …

Using spatial variation in World War I military fatalities in France, we show that the scarcity of men due to the war … suggest that increased female labor supply accounts for this result. In particular, deteriorated marriage market conditions …

We analyse new time diary data from France to explore the relationship between economic variables and husbands' share …

This paper analyzes economic assortative mating and its contribution to inequality in France. We first provide … France. The correlation coefficient for education is above 0.6. The correlation in earnings is lower but sizable: around 0 …