Economic Determinants of Male Farmers' Marital Status

Guenhael Jegouzo

European Review of Agricultural Economics, 1995, vol. 22, issue 2, 213-29

Abstract: In several Western European countries, prolonged or permanent male bachelorhood is much more frequent in agriculture than in other sectors. Our hypothesis is that this marital disparity is partly due to differences in earning capacity. This is tested for France: a negative relationship appears between the farmers' unmarried rate and an indicator of farm income. The factors leading to the marital disparity support the hypothesis that economic disparity is first a cause but can also be an effect. The evidence suggests that cultural factors are also involved. Copyright 1995 by Oxford University Press.

Date: 1995
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