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marriage market: a standalone construct

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marriagemarket1 CONSTRUCTMarriage marketBECKER · ECONOMICS

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Economics

the matching of partners as a market in which people pair up to maximize gains from household production.

In economics, marriage market refers to the matching of partners as a market in which people pair up to maximize gains from household production. This meaning comes from Becker (1973) in Journal of Political Economy.[1]

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References

  1. Becker, G. S. (1973). A Theory of Marriage: Part I. Journal of Political Economy, 81(4), 813-846. https://doi.org/10.1086/260084

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