Changing the Price of Marriage Evidence from Blood Test Requirements

被引：10

作者：

Buckles, Kasey ^{[5
]}

Guldi, Melanie ^{[1
]}

Price, Joseph ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Mt Holyoke Coll, S Hadley, MA 01075 USA

[2] Brigham Young Univ, Provo, UT 84602 USA

[3] Natl Bur Econ Res, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[4] Inst Study Labor, Bonn, Germany

[5] Univ Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCES | 2011年 / 46卷 / 03期

关键词：

MARITAL-STATUS; DIVORCE; IMPACT; COHABITATION; MARKETS; TAXES; RATES; LAWS; AGE;

D O I：

10.1353/jhr.2011.0027

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We use state repeals of blood test requirements (BTRs) for a marriage license that occurred between 1980 and 2008 to examine the impact of changes in the price of marriage on the marriage decision. Using a within-group estimator that holds constant state and year effects and exploits variation in the repeal dates of BTRs across states, we find that BTRs are associated with a 6.1 percent decrease in marriage licenses issued by a state. This main finding is supported with results from individual-level marriage license and Current Population Survey data. The largest effects are found for lower socioeconomic groups.

引用

页码：539 / 567

页数：29

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