The objective of this paper is to apply a matching model to identify structural differences contributing to black/white discrepancies in intermarriage behavior. I propose a measurement of type for each individual, and I also propose a general matching algorithm to solve for the acceptable pool...

Only 5.5% of black males married white females in 1990, and the family-income premium for intermarried black males was 7%. This article estimates the impact of the mating taboo, courting opportunities, and individual endowments on the black male marriage market. Results indicate that eliminating...

We consider the problem of statistical analysis on assortative matching. The random vector of interests consists of the age and the history of the first passage time of each of the newly-formed pairs. Complete data are not often available, however. Observations in each variate of the random...

Only 5.5 percent of black males married white females in 1990, and the family-income premium for intermarried black males was 7 percent. This paper estimates the impact of the mating taboo, courting opportunities, and individual endowments on the black male marriage market. Results indicate that...

This paper provides an assessment of the implementation of a canonical two-sided matching model using marriage data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1979-1998, NLSY). Results indicate that agents tend to be patient in the marriage market, and their attractiveness is more sensitive...