issues can arise in comparisons of union formation before and after first birth, marriage formation before and after home …

marriage formation is the most important duration variable in the first-birth propensities model. Out-of-wedlock conception is … associated with increased marriage risks. Migration is often a part of the family building process: high first-birth propensities … of recent migrants as well as high migration risks among pregnant women are due to marriage-related migration. …

This paper makes use of data collected from military registers and marriage certificates for the population of Alghero … health in the possibility of social mobility through marriage. Our findings demonstrate that, whereas physical defects and … and the family had the final say on marriage arrangements, it is likely that only healthy individuals were selected for …