marriage behavior in determining fertility levels. Coale's parameters of the age pattern of first marriage ao, k and C are … first marriage, marital disruption and remarriage on fertility. Techniques for obtaining detailed information on the process …

interaction between fertility, the age structure of the population and the age of men and women at first marriage. Within a simple … increase in men's age of marriage between 1985 and 2009, although the impact on women's age is small. … the desired number of children is not feasible for older women, women tend to marry younger and men older, with single men …

Marriage is an important institution for both individuals and society as a whole. It is a significant event in the life …-Saharan pattern of marriage as “early and universal”. Early and virtually continuous marriage throughout a woman's reproductive years … is also maintained by several related marriage customs including polygyny, levirate marriage, and bride wealth or bride …

marriage since the 1970s. This dissertation examines the relationship between men’s socioeconomic characteristics and marriage …, women’s occupational integration and changes in men’s career entry. I find that: (1) Erosion in the employment opportunities … of noncollege educated black men is partly responsible for their faster rate of marriage decrease. The effect of …