Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 97
Cover Image
"Living in sin" and marriage: A matching model
Gu, Xinhua; Sahib, Padma Rao - In: Journal of Population Economics 15 (2002) 2, pp. 261-282
This paper develops a two sided matching model of premarital cohabitation and marriage in which premarital cohabitation … classes formed by marital unions and cohabiting unions. This implies that some cohabiting unions progress to marriage while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005395893
Cover Image
The effect of divorce costs on marriage formation and dissolution
Bougheas, Spiros; Georgellis, Yannis - In: Journal of Population Economics 12 (1999) 3, pp. 489-498
individuals in the marriage market, we use a search theoretic model of marriage formation and dissolution to examine the effect of … costs not only affect the probability of divorce but also the probability of marriage. Interestingly, to what extent divorce … costs affect the marital status distribution depends on the information regarding the quality of the potential marriage that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005396042
Cover Image
Childhood family structure and young adult behaviors
Yeung, Wei-Jun J.; Duncan, Greg J.; Hill, Martha S. - In: Journal of Population Economics 14 (2001) 2, pp. 271-299
This paper examines a wide variety of forms, and full histories, of family structure to test existing theories of family influences and identify needs for new theories. The focus is on links between childhood family structure and both completed schooling and risk of a nonmarital birth. Using a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005395915
Cover Image
The empowerment of women, fertility, and child mortality: Towards a theoretical analysis
Eswaran, Mukesh - In: Journal of Population Economics 15 (2002) 3, pp. 433-454
This paper examines one avenue through which female autonomy impinges on fertility and child mortality in developing countries. A simple model is set out in which couples are motivated to have children for old age security purposes. The decisions of a couple regarding fertility and allocation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005395955
Cover Image
A model of endogenous divorce and endogenous fertility
Fan, Chengze Simon - In: Journal of Population Economics 14 (2001) 1, pp. 101-117
This paper examines the interaction between decisions on divorce and fertility. The analysis generates two major implications. Firstly, it complements the existing literature on endogenous fertility to explain why population growth and economic growth can be negatively correlated after an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622334
Cover Image
Is the male marriage premium due to selection? The effect of shotgun weddings on the return to marriage
Ginther, Donna K.; Zavodny, Madeline - In: Journal of Population Economics 14 (2001) 2, pp. 313-328
men. One proposed explanation for this male marriage premium is that men may be selected into marriage on the basis of … estimated marriage premium between white men whose first marriages are soon followed by a birth and other married white men in … the United States. The return to marriage differs little for married men with a premarital conception and other married …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005395901
Cover Image
Big Five personality traits and sex
Jirjahn, Uwe; Ottenbacher, Martha - In: Journal of Population Economics 36 (2022) 2, pp. 549-580
Sexual well-being plays an important role in the quality of life. Against this background, we provide an economics-based approach to the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and various dimensions of sexuality. From a theoretical viewpoint, personality influences sexual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015166038
Cover Image
Are children repaying parental loans? Evidence from Malaysia using matched child-parent pairs
Park, Cheolsung - In: Journal of Population Economics 16 (2003) 2, pp. 243-263
This paper tests whether interhousehold transfers from children to parents in developing countries are motivated by altruism or intended to be repayments of implicit parental loans taken up by children for human capital investment. For the test, a sample of child-parent pairs is constructed by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622267
Cover Image
Group living decisions as youths transition to adulthood
Haurin, Donald R.; Haurin, R. Jean; Garasky, Steven - In: Journal of Population Economics 14 (2001) 2, pp. 329-349
This study follows teens through young adulthood as they transition to independent living. We focus on a little studied issue: why some youths live in groups rather than alone or with parents. This choice is important because the size of the group has a substantial impact on the demand for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622349
Cover Image
Family structure and children's achievements
Ermisch, John F.; Francesconi, Marco - In: Journal of Population Economics 14 (2001) 2, pp. 249-270
In this paper we estimate the relationships between several outcomes in early adulthood (educational attainment, economic inactivity, early childbearing, distress and smoking) and experience of life in a single-parent family during childhood. The analysis is performed using a special sample of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005760399