the number of men per woman, had a large positive impact on the likelihood of female marriage. More surprisingly, second …-generation male marriage rates were also an increasing function of immigrant sex ratios. The results also suggest that higher sex … consistent with theories where higher sex ratios increase male competition for women in the marriage market …

How does a shock to sex ratios affect marriage markets and fertility? I use the drastic change in sex ratios caused by …, the results indicate that male scarcity led to lower rates of marriage and fertility, higher nonmarital births and reduced … bargaining power within marriage for women most affected by war deaths. The impact of sex ratio imbalance on marriage and family …