Matching across Markets
An Economic Analysis of Cross-Border Marriage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21557710 |
|---|---|
| Authors | So Yoon Ahn (0000-0002-1821-3173, University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 545-584 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Labor Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-306X • E-ISSN: 1537-5307 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/728359 |
| OpenAlex | W3200797545 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 43 |
Severe gender imbalances coupled with stark income differences across countries are driving an increase in cross-border marriages in many Asian countries. I theoretically and empirically study who marries whom and how couples allocate marital surplus in Taiwanese and Vietnamese marriage markets. I find that Taiwanese men are selected from the middle level of the human capital distribution and that Vietnamese women are positively selected for cross-border marriages. I show that changes in the costs of cross-border marriage affect the welfare of Taiwanese and Vietnamese who do not participate in cross-border marriages by altering marriage rates, matching partners, and intrahousehold allocations
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |