scholarly journals The relevance of matrimonial advertisements for the study of mate selection in India

1969 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-117
Author(s):  
Cora Vreede-de Stuers
Keyword(s):  
Mate Selection ◽  
Matrimonial Advertisements

scholarly journals Marry for What? Caste and Mate Selection in Modern India

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhijit Banerjee ◽  
Esther Duflo ◽  
Maitreesh Ghatak ◽  
Jeanne Lafortune
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Mate Selection ◽  
Strong Preference ◽  
Arranged Marriages ◽  
Matrimonial Advertisements ◽  
Unique Dataset

This paper analyzes how preferences for a noneconomic characteristic (e.g., caste) can affect equilibrium patterns of matching, and empirically evaluates this in the context of middle-class Indian arranged marriages. We show theoretically how the equilibrium consequences of caste depend on whether preferences are towards one's own group or for “marrying up.” We then estimate actual preferences for caste and other attributes using a unique dataset of individuals who placed matrimonial advertisements and find only a strong preference for in-caste marriage. This translates, in equilibrium, in caste doing little to alter the matching patterns on non-caste attributes. (JEL C78, J12, O15, O17, Z13)

A picture is a thousand inferences: First impressions and mate selection in the internet dating market

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Olivola ◽  
Alexander Todorov ◽  
Ali Hortacsu ◽  
Dan Ariely
Keyword(s):  
Mate Selection ◽  
First Impressions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Dating

Changing Pattern of Mate Selection

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Mochizuki
Keyword(s):  
Mate Selection

Chinese and American Individuals’ Mate Selection Pressures: Self-Focused vs. Mate-Focused

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruoxi Chen ◽  
Fred P. Piercy ◽  
John K. Miller ◽  
Jason P. Austin
Keyword(s):  
Mate Selection ◽  
Selection Pressures
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