Estimating the time elapsed between ending a relationship and joining a matchmaking agency: Evidence from a French marriage bureau

• Published in: Journal of economic psychology Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 789 - 802
• Main Author: Vaillant, Nicolas G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.12.2004; Elsevier Science; Elsevier; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Series: Journal of Economic Psychology
• Subjects: Arbitration autarky/market; Biological and medical sciences; Couple and family; Data analysis; Dating services; Divorce; Economic theory; Entry level; France; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Income; Interpersonal relations; Marriage; Matchmaking agency (marriage bureau); Partner search; Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Social psychology; Studies; France; 2953; 2950; D13; Partner search; Arbitration autarky/market; C91; 3920; 2260; D83; Matchmaking agency (marriage bureau); Entry level; Human; Marriage; Choice
• ISSN: 0167-4870; 1872-7719
• DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2003.09.001

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.