In additional to debating the impact of immigration on less educated men, we should look at how highly skilled women are affected.…
Manufacturing, Men, and Marriage Markets
Hit by trade shock from China, U.S. communities that experience factory layoffs and closings will also see an impact on marriage rates.…
Throwback Thursday: Remembering the Traditional First Date
Only several decades ago, the dating norms that said who paid for a meal were much clearer than they are today because of women’s new economic role.…
What We Do With Our Time
To see what how much we work and sleep and play, and what the GDP does not tell us, we can use the American Time Use Survey.…
What Happens When a Man Earns Less Than His Mate?
By earning more in labor markets, women affect marriage markets because they violate traditional gender identity norms if they earn more than a mate.…
Where We Need a Crowd
Told that the line outside one restaurant was rather long while there was no wait for a similar place nearby, most of us choose the one with the crowd. Where are we going? To the economics of crowds. …
Why Dating History is All About the Economy
From the first working women who dated, to technology that shaped dates, to supply and demand in dating markets, dating history is an economic phenomenon.…
The Three Top Ways To Find a Mate
The ways to find a mate have shifted from marriage markets originating with family, church and neighborhood to online and bars but utility is constant.…
The Cost of Housework
If household production were quantified and added to the GDP, its status might increase and help women who pay the high opportunity cost of doing unpaid work at home.…
Creating the Best Valentine’s Match
New marriage markets involve couples with consumption complementarities and online dating that the work of Nobel Economics Laureate Al Roth is facilitating.…