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Social and Economic Impacts of International Marriages in Europe

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  • Ekaterina Ponomareva

    (Axtria, Inc.)

  • Shin-Yi Chou

    (Lehigh University)

  • Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy

    (Lehigh University)

Abstract

The effect of international marriage - a union between a country native and an immigrant - on social and family outcomes is endogenous due to the selection into marriage markets and non-random spousal choice. In this paper we use availability of cheap airline flights as region-specific instrumental variable that increased the probability of intermarriage in Europe. The two-stage least squares analysis applied to 1977–2006 IPUMS International Project Census micro data shows no significant difference in the family size or number of children between intermarried and same-nativity couples. However, it does reveal higher labor force participation rates and much lower marriage rates among mixed nationality couples.

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  • Ekaterina Ponomareva & Shin-Yi Chou & Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy, 2018. "Social and Economic Impacts of International Marriages in Europe," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 39(3), pages 259-276, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jlabre:v:39:y:2018:i:3:d:10.1007_s12122-018-9267-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s12122-018-9267-x
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    Keywords

    International marriage; European Union; Labor force participation; Cohabitation;
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    JEL classification:

    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • F61 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Microeconomic Impacts

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