Changing the Price of Marriage: Evidence from Blood Test Requirements

Autor/inn/en	Buckles, Kasey; Guldi, Melanie; Price, Joseph
Titel	Changing the Price of Marriage: Evidence from Blood Test Requirements
Quelle	In: Journal of Human Resources, 46 (2011) 3, S.539-567 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	Marriage; Costs; State Legislation; Diagnostic Tests; Disease Control; Mothers; Marital Status + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ehe; Cost; Kosten; Landesrecht; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Mother; Mutter; Familienstand
Abstract	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. (Contains 10 tables, 3 figures and 24 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10