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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 211-252 |
| Number of pages | 42 |
| Journal | Journal of demographic economics |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 27 Sept 2021 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Abstract
In this paper, I address the U-shaped dynamics (a decrease followed by an increase) in the age at first marriage during the twentieth century. First, I show that the U-shaped dynamics have been steeper in Western that in other countries. Second, I find that these dynamics in the West are strongly related to the post-World War II (WWII) economic growth. By contrast, in the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries age of marriage was much less correlated across Western countries. I propose a simple model where age of marriage is a function of search frictions and married women's labor force participation. Both factors put together generate U-shaped dynamics as a result of an industrial boom that mimics the post-WWII Western economic development.
Keywords
- Age of marriage, economic development, twentieth century demography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Demography
- Social Sciences(all)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
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In: Journal of demographic economics, Vol. 89, No. 2, 2023, p. 211-252.
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