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Transitions from home to marriage of young Americans

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  • Arnstein Aassve

    (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)

  • Simon Burgess
  • Andrew Chesher
  • Carol Propper

Abstract

The paper examines the impact of income on the transitions between home, living independently and first marriage of young Americans. A matching model is outlined, similar to that used in theories of job search, to explain the probability of marriage and living alone. A multiple state, multiple transition model which allows for correlated heterogeneity on the first and subsequent transitions is estimated. The result show that income has a strong and significant effect. The impact of unobserved heterogeneuty is examined in detail. The impact of the young person´s earning on the transitions is explored through simulation. (AUTHORS)

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  • Arnstein Aassve & Simon Burgess & Andrew Chesher & Carol Propper, 2001. "Transitions from home to marriage of young Americans," MPIDR Working Papers WP-2001-004, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:wpaper:wp-2001-004
    DOI: 10.4054/MPIDR-WP-2001-004
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    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
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