Cohort Size and the Marriage Market
Explaining Nearly a Century of Changes in US Marriage Rates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21557745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Ann Bronson (University of California, Los Angeles), Maurizio Mazzocco (University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 877-920 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| 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 | 10.1086/724047 |
| OpenAlex | W2181558514 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 58 |
We document that the US marriage market is characterized by two systematic empirical patterns. First, there is a quantitatively large, strong, and persistent negative relationship between changes in cohort size and marriage rates of women. Second, the same negative correlation holds for men. We then establish the features a model should possess to generate these patterns. A standard matching model with search frictions is rejected by the data because it produces a negative relationship for women but a positive relationship for men. We generalize the standard model to show under what conditions it rationalizes both patterns
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |