An empirical examination of matching theories: The one child policy, partner choice and matching intensity in urban China

► Overlap Index good at detecting minute changes in matching patterns. ► One Child Policy (OCP) raised incidence of positive assortative matching in marriage market. ► Simple GE model illustrates how OCP affects matching patterns. This paper introduces an index that facilitates the testing of differ...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Comparative Economics 2013-05, Vol.41 (2), p.468-489
Hauptverfasser:	Anderson, Gordon, Leo, Teng Wah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asymptotic methods Birth control Children China Decision making Empirical research Family planning Family policy Marriage Matching Matching concept Normal distribution Overlap measure Partners Reproduction Social policy Urban areas
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