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dc.contributor.authorSantos, Cezar
dc.contributor.authorWeiss, David J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-10T13:37:07Z
dc.date.available2018-05-10T13:37:07Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iere.12163
dc.identifier.issn0020-6598
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10438/23585
dc.descriptionConteúdo online de acesso restrito pelo editorpor
dc.description.abstractA striking change in American society in the last 40 years has been the decline and delay in marriage. The fraction of young adults who have never been married increased significantly between 1970 and 2000. Idiosyncratic labor income volatility also rose. We establish a quantitatively important link between these facts. If marriage involves consumption commitments, then a rise in income volatility delays marriage. We quantitatively assess this hypothesis vis-a-vis others in the literature. Increased volatility accounts for about 20% of the observed delay in marriage and is strong relative to other mechanisms.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipPinhas Sapir Center for Developmenteng
dc.format.extentp. 425-452
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwelleng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational economic revieweng
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectConsumption commitmentseng
dc.subjectRising inequalityeng
dc.subjectUnited Stateseng
dc.subjectLabor marketeng
dc.titleWhy not settle down already? A quantitative analysis of the delay in marriageeng
dc.typeArticle (Journal/Review)eng
dc.subject.areaEconomiapor
dc.subject.bibliodataCasamentopor
dc.subject.bibliodataDivórciopor
dc.contributor.affiliationFGV
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/iere.12163
dc.rights.accessRightsrestrictedAccesseng
dc.identifier.WoS000375076600004


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