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Title: Large, but Adaptable? A Successful Population Policy and Its Long Term Effects

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2009

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Abstract: A restrictive population policy led to almost doubling the number of newborns from one year to another in Romania in the 1960s. Twenty years later, this large generation (of women) enters a marriage market with few eligible older mates, in a society where marriage is a must. In this article, I analyze this social experiment within the broader frame of the marriage squeeze/two sex models. Using various data from censuses and surveys, I argue that the marriage market is flexible even when is confronted with disproportionately large cohorts. If the social pressure toward marriage is strong, the marriage rates do not necessarily fall, but the mating age patterns change.

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Authors: Bradatan, Cristina

Periodical (Full): Population Research and Policy Review

Issue: 4

Volume: 28

Pages: 389-404

Data Collections: IPUMS International

Topics: Family and Marriage, Gender

Countries: Romania