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Marital Matching Among US Residents: A Comparison by Region of Origin.

Authors :
Dalmia, Sonia
Kelly, Claudia
Sicilian, Paul
Source :
International Advances in Economic Research; Feb2012, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p124-125, 2p
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The article analyzes how equilibrium sorting takes place in marriages between immigrants in the U.S. from Mexico, Asia, Middle East, Central America, South America, Europe and Africa. It explores the patterns of marital matching that observed between men and women born in the U.S. for comparison purposes. Moreover, it creates a matching algorithm and utilizes the estimated parameters to both isolate the characteristics that drive the matching process.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10830898
Volume :
18
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
International Advances in Economic Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
70603608
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-011-9336-x