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Beauchamp, Andrew; Sanzenbacher, Geoffrey T.; Seitz, Shannon - Department of Economics, Boston College - 2014

Why do some men father children outside of marriage but not provide support? Why are some single women willing to have … children outside of marriage when they receive little or no support from unmarried fathers? Why is this behavior especially … common among blacks? To shed light on these questions, we develop and estimate a dynamic equilibrium model of marriage …

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Assimilation through Marriage

Epstein, Gil S.; Pomerantz, Renana Lindner - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012

During the last few decades cultural changes have been taking place in many countries due to migration. The degree to which the foreign culture influences the local culture, differs across countries. This paper shows how the willingness of locals and immigrants to intermarry influences the...

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Mistresses and marriage: or, a short history of the Mrs

Erickson, Amy Louise - Department of Economic and Social History, University … - 2012

The ubiquitous forms of address for women, 'Mrs' and 'Miss' are both abbreviations of 'mistress'. Although mistress is a term with a multiplicity of meanings, in early modern England it most commonly designated the female equivalent of master - that is, a person with capital who directed...

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