Estimating the time elapsed between ending a relationship and joining a matchmaking agency: Evidence from a French marriage bureau
This paper uses data from a French marriage bureau to investigate a revised form of a model proposed by Quah [Indian Econ. J. 37(4) (1990) 74], estimating the time elapsed between the previous union and the subscription in the matchmaking agency, for divorced, widowed and some singles with a marital...
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Published in | Journal of economic psychology Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 789 - 802 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Amsterdam
Elsevier B.V
01.12.2004
Elsevier Science Elsevier Elsevier Sequoia S.A |
Series | Journal of Economic Psychology |
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Summary: | This paper uses data from a French marriage bureau to investigate a revised form of a model proposed by Quah [Indian Econ. J. 37(4) (1990) 74], estimating the time elapsed between the previous union and the subscription in the matchmaking agency, for divorced, widowed and some singles with a marital past, as a function of their own characteristics. The results show the effects of income, level of education, living in the countryside, investments from a previous union, the requirement level, physical appearance and the duration of the subscription, on the decision to use the services of the marriage bureau. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0167-4870 1872-7719 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.joep.2003.09.001 |