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Why did they not get married? Biological, economic and family determinants of celibacy in rural Spain (1785–2010)

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  • Francisco J. Marco-Gracia

    (Stellenbosch University, Department of History, Wilcocks Building, Ryneveld and Victoria Street, 7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa; Universidad de Zaragoza, Departamento de Estructura e Historia Económica y Economía Pública, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Gran Vía, 2, 50005 Zaragoza, Spain)

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The aim of this article is to analyze the determinants of celibacy at 45 years of age in the generations born between 1785 and 1965. Men and women will be analyzed separately, based on individual variables, such as family, economic, nutritional, physical and behavioural factors. To do this we will divide the period into two sub-periods, one pre-transitional (born between 1785 and 1900) and another transitional and post-transitional (born between 1900 and 1965). The microdata for the analysis comes from nine rural municipalities of the region of Aragon, in north-eastern Spain. The results will highlight the influence of the family, economic, nutritional and physical contexts on the marital status at the age of 45. KEY Classification-JEL: J120. N33. N34. R230

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  • Francisco J. Marco-Gracia, 2018. "Why did they not get married? Biological, economic and family determinants of celibacy in rural Spain (1785–2010)," Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, Asociación Española de Historia Económica, vol. 14(03), pages 140-153.
    • Handle: RePEc:ahe:invest:v:14:y:2018:i:03:p:140-153
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    1. Marco-Gracia, Francisco J. & Puche, Javier, 2021. "The association between male height and lifespan in rural Spain, birth cohorts 1835-1939," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 43(C).
    2. Francisco J. Marco-Gracia & Javier Puche, 2020. "Did taller people live longer? Influence of height on life span in rural Spain, 1835-2019," Working Papers 0201, European Historical Economics Society (EHES).
    3. Francisco J. Marco-Gracia & Margarita López-Antón, 2021. "Rethinking the Fertility Transition in Rural Aragón (Spain) Using Height Data," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-28, August.
    4. Murasko, Jason E., 2020. "Height, marriage, and partner characteristics for women in low- and middle-income countries," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 38(C).

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    Keywords

    Singlehood. Celibacy determinants. Behaviour. Rural;

    JEL classification:

    • N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • N34 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: 1913-

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