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Title: Estimating Social Effects in Matching Markets: Externalities in Spousal Search

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2003

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Abstract: This paper investigates the hypothesis that individuals are less willing to marry when there are more potential partners to search amongst. To do this, it develops a reduced-form method (a variation on Manski's (1993) model) that allows identification of such spillovers in two-sided matching markets. Estimates from this method are internally consistent, unbiased, robust to different definitions of the marriage market, and large enough to warrant attention. Additional evidence suggests that the effect works via the proposed search mechanism.

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Authors: Drewianka, Scott D.

Periodical (Full): Review of Economics and Statistics

Issue: 2

Volume: 85

Pages: 409-423

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Other

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