Identification and Parametric Estimation of Empirical Dynamic Marriage Matching Models

Liang Chen and Eugene Choo

The Economic Journal, 2023, vol. 133, issue 651, 1005-1035

Abstract: Marriage matching markets typically involve heterogenous agents participating in a dynamic, non-stationary environment. These features pose a considerable modelling challenge. In this paper, we develop a new parametric model of dynamic marriage that allows for market non-stationarity using a system of transitionary equilibria. We propose a method to identify and parametrically estimate the model by representing the model equilibrium with a fixed-point mapping. We apply our model to investigate how China’s one-child policy has affected the marriage distribution through its effect on the population and sex ratios.

Date: 2023
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