presence of conflicting family goals within a couple, and show that male scarcity (a decrease in the male to female sex ratio …

and its heterogeneous effects on the labor market opportunities of men and women affected demographic behavior. We focus … relative prospects of men may reduce their marriage-market value and affect marital and fertility behavior. …

spouse on the German marriage market, which in turn increases the likelihood of them seeking marriage with women from poorer …This paper examines why German men marry women from countries which are less economically developed. Two hypotheses … deduced from exchange theory and the economic theory of the family are tested: 1. Low physical and social attractiveness as …

The age at which women enter first marriage is known to be a major factor in marital instability. But to date possible … differences by race/ethnicity in the shape of the curve relating women's age at entry into first marriage to marital instability … and non-marital fertility. For white women, but not for their black and Hispanic counterparts, delayed entry into marriage …