Canonical correlation and assortative matching: A remark

In the context of the Beckerian theory of marriage, when men and women match on a single-dimensional index that is the weighted sum of their respective multivariate attributes, many papers in the literature have used linear canonical correlation, and related techniques, in order to estimate these weights. We argue that this estimation technique is inconsistent and suggest some solutions.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Dupuy, Arnaud ; Galichon, Alfred
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Ehe \| Matching \| Familienökonomik \| Korrelation \| Schätztheorie \| matching \| marriage \| assignment \| assortative matching \| canonical correlation

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 6942
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	728401983 [GVK] hdl:10419/67302 [Handle]
Classification:	C78 - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory ; D61 - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; C13 - Estimation
Source:	EconStor

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