Gautier, Pieter A; Svarer, Michael; Teulings, Coen N - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
Do people move to cities because of marriage market considerations? In cities singles can meet more potential partners … marriage market benefits disappear while the housing premium remains. We extend the model of Burdett and Coles (1997) with a … distinction between efficient (cities) and less efficient (non-cities) search markets. One implication of the model is that …