In many arranged marriage contexts, a mediator assists the bride and the groom's families in determining the actual …

social insurance. We focus on the Vietnamese’s beliefs in marriage fortune predictions by the Taoist astrological system Tử … Vi. First, we estimate a structural model of assortative marriage matching and show that such beliefs’ importance in … marriage formation amounts to 6.5% of that of the entire age and education profile. Second, we estimate the effect of …

, he has shown that a marrying agent's optimal policy depends only on the properties of the current marriage proposal …, independent of whether there is recall of earlier marriage proposals. In this paper, I continue this line of inquiry. I examine …

comparative analyses in the economics literature of the relative merits of one or the other kind of marriage. As such, the purpose … marriage depends on a comparison of the expected amount of time it takes the agent's well-wishers to find a spouse with the …

comparative analyses in the economics literature of the relative merits of one or the other kind of marriage. Consequently, the … marriage depends on a comparison of the expected amount of time it takes the agent's well-wishers to find a spouse with the …

arranged marriage. First, we show that this individual never opts out of a voluntarily agreed upon marriage. Second, we … demonstrate that our marrying individual uses a reservation utility to determine which marriage proposal to accept. Third, we … marriage market in which there are many identical marrying individuals and profit maximizing matchmaking firms. We show that …

arranged marriage. First, we show that this individual never opts out of a voluntarily agreed upon marriage. Second, we … demonstrate that our marrying individual uses a reservation utility to determine which marriage proposal to accept. Third, we … marriage market in which there are many identical marrying individuals and profit maximizing matchmaking firms. We show that …

suitable alternatives, the taboo was no longer expedient, and was dropped. For the same reasons, marriage has become less …

It is now common for parents and relatives of an individual seeking to have an arranged marriage to set up one or more … this marrying individual. Even though this exposure level has a significant bearing on the eventual likelihood of marriage … focuses on the links between the trinity of meetings, exposure levels, and an arranged marriage. Next, we derive the …