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Title: How Do Men Respond to Increasing Competition on the Marriage Market

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: This thesis investigates the effects of a higher sex ratio and a higher stock of immigrants on pre-marital investments for natives, who are children of immigrants. It also takes a look at the consequences for the labor force participation of men due to this increased sex ratio and stock of immigrants. It is found in this paper that American men with foreign parents respond negatively on increased competition in the marriage market regarding their pre-marital investments. They simply give up to compete for a good match. Also is found that the two marriage market characteristics do not have a significant influence on the labor force participation of American men, so on average, the labor force participation for these men doesnt change.

Url: http://thesis.eur.nl/pub/30136/Ark-M.-van-der-371398.pdf

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Authors: van der Ark, Marinka

Institution: Erasmus School of Economic

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Publisher Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Topics: Family and Marriage, Gender, Other

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