Plausibly Exogenous [1361] - Sex Ratios (10/23/2023)
LHS Variable
Marriage prospects and labor force participation
RHS Variable
Sex ratios
Source of Exogenous Variation
Variation in immigrant flows, which affected the second-generation marriage market because second-generation marriages were mostly endogamous, i.e., to members of the same ethnic group
- Angrist (2002), “How Do Sex Ratios Affect Marriage and Labor Markets? Evidence from America's Second Generation”