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Marriage Decisions

Marriage Decisions is a theoretical construct in household decision-making research that identifies and analyzes the processes, determinants, and economic implications of individuals’ choices to enter into marital unions within a household formation framework.

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1.7K

Authors

667

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2017–2026

138

Variants

Marriage Choice

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Publications

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Intermarriage and Homogamy: Causes, Patterns, Trends

Matthijs Kalmijn · Annual Review of Sociology · 1998 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Marriage and Household Decision-Making: A Bargaining Analysis

Marilyn E. Manser, Murray Brown · International Economic Review · 1980 · 2K citations

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An Economic Analysis of Marital Instability

Gary S. Becker, Elisabeth M. Landes, Robert T. Michael · Journal of Political Economy · 1977 · 1.8K citations

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Bargaining and Distribution in Marriage

Shelly Lundberg, Robert A. Pollak · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 1996 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Work-Lifestyle Choices in the 21st Century: Preference Theory

Jackie Krasas Rogers, Catherine Hakim · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2002 · 941 citations

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Authors

1.7K

  1. WD
    Wendy D. Manning

    Bowling Green State University, United States

    13 publications · 1.7K citations

    13

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  2. AT
    Arland Thornton

    University of Michigan, United States

    9 publications · 1.1K citations

    9

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  3. JL
    Jeanne Lafortune

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile

    7 publications · 621 citations

    7

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  4. MK
    Matthijs Kalmijn

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    7 publications · 3.4K citations

    7

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  5. DT
    Daniel T. Lichter

    Cornell University, United States

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

667

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    22 h-index

    40 publications

    3.8K citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    19 h-index

    28 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    18 h-index

    28 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    16 h-index

    24 publications

    3.7K citations

  5. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    15 h-index

    22 publications

    2.3K citations

  6. IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

    Bonn, Germany

    15 h-index

    23 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. Bowling Green State University

    Bowling Green, United States

    14 h-index

    25 publications

    3.1K citations

  8. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    1.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    94 publications · 8.4K citations

    51

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  2. Demography

    38 publications · 3.2K citations

    29

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  3. Journal of Family Issues

    33 publications · 2.4K citations

    26

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  4. American Journal of Sociology

    AJS · 18 publications · 2.8K citations

    17

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  5. The Journal of Human Resources

    JHR · 19 publications · 853 citations

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