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April 17, 2019
How An Elite College Determines Your Future

Students and their parents might be surprised that a diploma from an elite college might not have the life-changing impact they expect.

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February 14, 2018
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February 14, 2018
What Men and Women Want in a Mate

By identifying the decisions that men and women make while speed dating, we can see where they rank intelligence, attractiveness and ambition.

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September 27, 2017
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Where Have All of the Husbands (and Wives) Gone?

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July 5, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and marriage
July 5, 2017
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.

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January 24, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
January 24, 2017
Where To Find China’s Missing Women

Upsetting the conventional wisdom, researchers recently found millions of "non-existent" women who could enter Chinese marriage markets.

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May 7, 2015
Everyday economics and how marriage makes us less equal
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Love, Marriage and Inequality

As female labor force participation increased since the 1970s, so too has the income inequality that resulted from assortative mating of higher earners.

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